nasute
[ ney-soot ]
/ neɪˈsut /
noun Entomology.
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
Origin of nasute
1645–55 for earlier sense “big-nosed”; < Latin
nāsūtus big-nosed, equivalent to
nāsū- (combining form of
nāsus
nose) +
-tus adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM nasute
na·sute·ness, nounWords nearby nasute
nastic,
nastic movement,
nasturtium,
nasty,
nasus,
nasute,
nat,
nat.,
natal,
natal chart,
natal orange