snout
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"Males are the only pigs whose upper tusks erupt through the snout bone and curve back towards their face."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was slender, about 2 metres long, and it had a thin long snout specifically adapted for eating fish.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
A sun bear shelters from the rain in Thailand's Kaeng Krachan National Park as a butterfly briefly rests on its snout.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Not only was she unlikely to make it across the charging river, but she was also about to stick her snout where it no longer belonged.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But that shows how keen they are to get their snouts in the trough of Musk’s future equity sales.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
"Their elongated snouts, numerous teeth and long, flexible necks suggest adaptations for fishing, similar to modern herons," Dr. Motta explains.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
The malleability of the dog genome allows for enormous physical variety, she explained, meaning that breeders can push features to extremes—squashing snouts, piling on wrinkles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Dogs pant to keep themselves cool, but the shorter snouts of certain flat-faced breeds like bulldogs and pugs make this difficult.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
The girl clicked her tongue, and the dogs pushed their snouts into the boys’ bellies.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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