snout
Example Sentences
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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
Aphaneramma was similar in overall size but had a long, narrow snout suited for snapping up small fish.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Last week we sat on an examining-room floor as Doc shivered under blankets, his snout on my leg and eyes moving between Karen and me as if he was drinking us in while he could.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
I touched the clear jelly that Ray squeezed from little holes in the shark’s snout.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Vocabulary lists containing snout
Charlotte's Web
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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