It's mainly used to describe the noses of animals with notably protruding muzzles.

Animal Features

While 'nose' is common for humans, 'snout' is specifically for certain animals.

Not Human

Refers to the gun's business end and implies potential danger or action.

Firearm Part

In military or firearm contexts, 'snout' has a technical and serious connotation.

Technical Use

Describes the functional, often tapered end of tools or equipment.

Tool End

Used when the end of an object is narrow enough to access hard-to-reach places.

Narrow Reach

Referring to human noses, it's informal and may suggest humor or disdain.

Informal Use

Highlights a noticeable or prominent nose with potential negative undertones.

Physical Attribute

 Imagine that you are a bloodhound dog. Your whole world is about smelling. You've got a long snout that has 200 million scent receptors in it, and you have wet nostrils that attract and trap scent molecules, and your nostrils even have slits so you can take big nosefuls of air.

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 They were primarily distinguished by their smaller size and a shorter snout full of comparatively smaller teeth. But as human cultures and occupations became more diverse and specialized, so did our friends. Short stocky dogs to herd livestock by nipping their heels;

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 of eye and then a long snout and that's tongue will come out of that snot there and they'll then pick it up and go back in which is absolutely amazing to see one of these is the most special thing in the whole world and so we're being so so spoiled I know it doesn't

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 boars that still roam forests around the world they may be smaller but today's wild hogs carry an arsenal of weapons long tusks tough shoulders like battle shields long powerful snouts that can smell an enemy up to 7 miles away

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 the soil Kiwis are the only birds in the world to have nostrils at the tip of their bills it's more like a snout perfect for rooting around for grubs but right now the Kiwis here have something

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 features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to water their feet are less webbed and they spend more of their time on land they have rounded shorter snouts with

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 locate underground prey in the soil Kiwis are the only birds in the world to have nostrils at the tip of their bills it's more like a snout perfect for rooting around for grubs

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 as a cigar shark because of the shape of its body there are deep water species and they're really creepy looking they have large eyes funny shaped snouts and

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 tapirs are nocturnal they're solitary and they have this amazing flexible a snout that they use to grab their food and speaking of food they're herbivores

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 with a raise snout she signals submission to avoid attack now she slides beneath him

Snout