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nose leather

nose leather noun: the rhinarium or naked skin on the nose of most mammals.

nose leather: the rhinarium or naked skin on the nose of most mammals
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Noun

nose leather (plural nose leathers)

  1. The rhinarium or naked skin on the nose of most mammals.
    • A blue silver tabby has paw pads and nose leather to be dark blue to slate grey.2009, Elektra Hammond, Bengals Illustrated: The Christmas issue, October-December 2009

Forms of nose leather

pluralnose leathers
alternative formnose-leather

Questions about nose leather

What does nose leather mean?
Nose leather means the rhinarium or naked skin on the nose of most mammals.
What part of speech is nose leather?
Nose leather is a noun.
What is the plural of nose leather?
The plural of nose leather is nose leathers.

Words near nose leather in the dictionary

  1. nose jobs
  2. nose key
  3. nose keys
  4. nose kiss
  5. nose kisses
  6. nose leather
  7. nose leathers
  8. nose line
  9. nose lines
  10. nose monkey
  11. nose monkeys

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