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hawknose

American

[hawk-nohz] / ˈhɔkˌnoʊz /

noun

a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.

Other Word Forms

hawknosed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hawknose

1525–35; back formation from hawk-nosed; see hawk ¹, nose, -ed ³

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