STARNOSE

Etymology

Noun

starnose (plural starnoses)

star-nosed mole

Anagrams

• Santores, assentor, asterons, essorant, senators, treasons

Source: Wiktionary


Star"nose`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A curious American mole (Condylura cristata) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also star-nosed mole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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