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Definition of "narrow-nosed" [narrow-nosed]

  • In zoology, catarrhine: specifically applied to the Catarrhina or Old World apes and monkeys.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "narrow-nosed" in a sentence
  • "Weedless poppers generate more commotion than the standard narrow-nosed frog versions and may be a better choice to fish open pockets of water within the vegetation."
  • "The receptionist, an American girl but with a narrow-nosed oval English face, recognized Sir Denis, announced him, and very shortly the secretary came out, an older woman, dowdily dressed in the seeming parody of a rural postmistress."
  • "When his turn came, he saw the reflection of a thin-faced, narrow-nosed, pleasant-looking young man with straight brown hair."