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tubenose

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[toob-nohz, tyoob-] / ˈtubˌnoʊz, ˈtjub- /

noun

  1. tubesnout.


Etymology

Origin of tubenose

tube + nose

Example Sentences

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Some fish-eating, deep-diving birds like murres, puffins and endangered marbled murrelets, as well as tubenose birds like albatross and shearwaters, suffered much more than others.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

There are indications that this slow development is related to previously unappreciated peculiarities of tubenose biology.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2012

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