snout
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The viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
By comparing the new snout with museum specimens from Britain and Europe, it provided clear evidence that fossils originally thought to be Severnichthys were actually a combination of two separate species.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Its snout was shorter, its skull was more strongly reinforced, and its enlarged jaw muscles would have helped it snap down on larger prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hidden in rivers and lakes, a massive crocodile with a distinctive hump on its snout likely posed one of the greatest dangers to these ancient hominins.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
His nose and mouth become a snout, and his eyes turn beady and brown.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
They have thick gray bodies, small heads and short, rounded snouts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
The two intact dragons were each three feet tall, their snouts pointed upward and their steaming mouths open.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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