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noseprint

noseprint noun: an imprint of a nose (usually an animal's nose).

Noun

noseprint (plural noseprints)

  1. An imprint of a nose (usually an animal's nose).

Verb

noseprint (third-person singular simple present noseprints, present participle noseprinting, simple past and past participle noseprinted)

  1. (transitive) To take a print of the nose of (an animal).
    • Dogs can be noseprinted for identification purposes.

Forms of noseprint

Noun
pluralnoseprints
Verb
third-person singular presentnoseprints
present participlenoseprinting
past participlenoseprinted
pastnoseprinted

Origin of noseprint

From nose + print.

Questions about noseprint

What does noseprint mean?
Noseprint means an imprint of a nose (usually an animal's nose).
What part of speech is noseprint?
Noseprint can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of noseprint?
The plural of noseprint is noseprints.

Words near noseprint in the dictionary

  1. noseplugs
  2. nosepoke
  3. nosepoked
  4. nosepokes
  5. nosepoking
  6. noseprint
  7. noseprinted
  8. noseprinting
  9. noseprints
  10. noser
  11. noseridden

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