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blacknose

blacknose noun: a breed of domestic sheep from the Valais. Also the ellipsis of blacknose shark.

Noun

blacknose (plural blacknoses)

  1. A breed of domestic sheep from the Valais.

Also used as

blacknose is also the ellipsis of blacknose shark.

Forms of blacknose

pluralblacknoses

Origin of blacknose

black + nose

Phrases with blacknose

Questions about blacknose

What does blacknose mean?
Blacknose means a breed of domestic sheep from the Valais.
What part of speech is blacknose?
Blacknose is a noun.
What is the plural of blacknose?
The plural of blacknose is blacknoses.

Words near blacknose in the dictionary

  1. blacknecks
  2. blackness
  3. blacknesse
  4. blacknesses
  5. Blacknest
  6. blacknose
  7. blacknose shark
  8. blacknose sharks
  9. blacknoses
  10. blackophilia
  11. Blackophobe

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