nasus

Pronunciation: /ˈneɪ.zəs/

The English word “nasus” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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.

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

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