Dog-nosed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of dog-nose form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a snout or other protuberance that has the appearance of a dog’s nose

    "You may see in the picture that the dog-nosed ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the picture with much interest."

Example

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"You may see in the picture that the dog-nosed ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the picture with much interest."

Etymology

From dog + nose + -ed.

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