noseprint

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noun

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

“Dogs can be noseprinted for identification purposes.”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounnoseprint (plural noseprints)

plural noseprints

  1. An imprint of a nose (usually an animal's nose).
verbnoseprint (third-person singular simple present noseprints, present participle noseprinting, simple past and past participle noseprinted)

present singular third person noseprints · participle present noseprinting · participle past noseprinted · past noseprinted

  1. transitiveTo take a print of the nose of (an animal).

    Dogs can be noseprinted for identification purposes.

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APA

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MLA

“noseprint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseprint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noseprint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseprint.

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