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.
Nearby words
nastic, nastic movement, nasturtium, nasty, nasus, nasute, nat, nat., natal, natal chart, natal orange
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
Related formsna·sute·ness, noun
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