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bluntnose

bluntnose noun: an animal with a blunt nose.

Noun

bluntnose (plural bluntnoses)

  1. An animal with a blunt nose.
    • These crested Bluntnoses we found upon all the islands. The slightly crested Bluntnose we found only on Albemarle and Indefatigable.1872, Oneida circular, volumes 9-10, page 235
    • The Bluntnoses (lizards) were more shy than we had expected.1872, Our Dumb Animals, volumes 5-8, page 262

Forms of bluntnose

pluralbluntnoses

Origin of bluntnose

From blunt + nose.

Words formed from bluntnose

Phrases with bluntnose

Questions about bluntnose

What does bluntnose mean?
Bluntnose means an animal with a blunt nose.
What part of speech is bluntnose?
Bluntnose is a noun.
What is the plural of bluntnose?
The plural of bluntnose is bluntnoses.

Words near bluntnose in the dictionary

  1. bluntishly
  2. bluntishness
  3. bluntly
  4. bluntness
  5. bluntnesses
  6. bluntnose
  7. bluntnose guitarfish
  8. bluntnose sixgill shark
  9. bluntnose sixgill sharks
  10. bluntnoses
  11. blunts

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