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bignose

bignose adjective: applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large nose.

Adjective

bignose (not comparable)

  1. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large nose.
    Synonyms:
    largenose

Noun

bignose (plural bignoses)

  1. (informal) Someone with a large nose
  2. A shark (Carcharhinus altimus)

Synonyms of bignose

Forms of bignose

pluralbignoses

Origin of bignose

From big + nose.

Words formed from bignose

  • bignose fanskate
  • bignose shark

Questions about bignose

What does bignose mean?
Bignose means applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large nose.
What part of speech is bignose?
Bignose can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near bignose in the dictionary

  1. bignesses
  2. bignonia
  3. bignoniaceous
  4. bignonias
  5. Bignor
  6. bignose
  7. bignoses
  8. bignou
  9. bignum
  10. bignums
  11. bigoli

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