nasute

American

[ney-soot] / neɪˈsut /

noun

Entomology.

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

Other Word Forms

nasuteness noun

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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Nasute, nā-sūt′, adj. having a long snout: keen-scented.

From Project Gutenberg

George IV. was a nasute judge of snuffs, and so enamoured of the delectation, that in each of his palaces he kept a jar chamber, containing a choice assortment of tobacco powder, presided over by a critical superintendent.

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