nasute

[ ney-soot ]

noun

, Entomology.

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

Other Words From

• na·suteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nasute¹

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

Example Sentences

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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Associated word: nasute. occur again. recur. older, a. senior, elder. parent, n. father; mother; begetter; author, originator, source.

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