nose poke

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nose poke

verb nose pokes · nose poking · nose poked · nosepoke · nose-poke

of a laboratory rodent To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

noun nose pokes · nosepoke · nose-poke

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@misc{nose_poke_2026,
  title = {nose poke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nose%20poke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}