Etymology

nasus

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Today it means: A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the subfamily Nasutiterminae, capable of producing and spraying noxious secretions for defense. Full definition →

Latin nāsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnāsus“the nose; the nozzle or spout”
  2. English todaynasus

Borrowed from Latin nāsus (“the nose; the nozzle or spout”).

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