nasute

[ ney-soot ]
/ neɪˈsut /

noun Entomology.

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

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Origin of nasute

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nasute

na·sute·ness, noun

Words nearby nasute

nastic, nastic movement, nasturtium, nasty, nasus, nasute, nat, nat., natal, natal chart, natal orange
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