snout
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One of the crocodile's most unusual features was a prominent hump located in the middle of its snout.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The artwork depicts a fantastical creature combining multiple striking features, including a spiral horn, elongated snout, hooked teeth, wings, and a serpentine tail.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 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
So I hiked around the snout to the side where I thought the scar had been and I crouched in the shadow of a large fin, to see the gray side of the shark.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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
While there were still slender, wolf-like dogs, there were also many with shorter snouts and wider, stockier heads.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
The cows gazed at him with a sort of threatening idiotic placidity; the horses peered down their long snouts like curious, intelligent gods.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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