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nasute

[ ney-soot ]

noun

, Entomology.
  1. a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.


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Other Words From

  • na·suteness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nasute1

1645–55 for earlier sense “big-nosed”; < Latin nāsūtus big-nosed, equivalent to nāsū- (combining form of nāsus nose ) + -tus adj. suffix

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