snouted

Having a snout

Snouted describes something having a snout—the projecting nose and mouth of an animal: a long-snouted anteater, the snouted cobra.

It can also describe objects with snout-like projections: snouted pitchers, snouted weevils.

The word appears mostly in natural history and technical descriptions.

animals

boar

Undomesticated male swine

aardvark · elephant · rhinoceros · hippopotamus · pig · hog · swine · piglet · sow · shrew

anatomy

proboscis

Elongated animal head appendage

nose · jaws · whiskers · tusks · cartilage · nasal · elongated · flexible · prehensile · sensitive

behavior

rooting

Actively cheering someone on

burrowing · digging · probing · sniffing · nosing · nuzzling · wallowing · unearthing

descriptive

porcine

Of or like swine

upturned · flattened · wrinkled · bristled · leathery · grunting · oinked

Opposites
facial projection

snoutedflat-faced

Having minimal facial protrusion

snub-nosed · brachycephalic · flat-nosed · snoutless

Phrases
Family

snout, snouts, snouty

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G