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nasus

/ˈneɪ.zəs/ UK
/ˈneɪ.səs/ US

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -eɪzəs, (General American) -eɪsəs

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

noun nasi

A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the subfamily Nasutiterminae, capable of producing and spraying noxious secretions for defense.
A prolongation on the front of the head of a cranefly.

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@misc{nasus_2026,
  title = {nasus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nasus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}