Difference between Snout and Neb

What is the difference between Snout and Neb?

Snout as a noun is the long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast, as of pigs. while Neb as a noun is a bird's beak or bill.

Snout

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast, as of pigs. The nose of a man, (in contempt). The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles; a rostrum. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; a rostrum. Tobacco; cigarettes.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To furnish with a nozzle or point.

Neb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bird's beak or bill.A person's mouth.A person's nose.The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.A nib, as of a pen.

We hope you now know whether to use Snout or Neb in your sentence.

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