snout

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They compared those scans with the snout anatomy of living animals such as birds and crocodiles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

I wanted to do right by Bingo, a little white Jindo mix with strawberry-blond ears and freckles all over her snout, whose inevitable death was already becoming an intrusive thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

"Xiphodracon translates to sword-like dragon and that is in reference to that very long, sword-like snout, but also the fact that ichthyosaurs have been referred to as sea dragons for about 200 years."

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Ellena Whitfield, a Westchester-based project manager, worked from Bluff Creek Dog Park in early July as her 1-year-old dachshund Zero scampered around with a chew toy dwarfing his snout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

As soon as we entered, Duuzuu fluttered over to Connor’s shoulder, and Quinby poked her head over the side of her crate, her snout quivering.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate