Definition of "star-nosed" [star-nosed]

• Having a circlet of fleshy processes radiating from the end of the snout in the form of a star. as some moles: specifically noting Condylura cristata. See cut under Condylura. Also button-nosed.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "This clip takes a look at how they were able to capture the star-nosed mole's strange feeding habits on film."
• "Yeah, I thought of the star-nosed mole and decided they were too limited in use to apply to my point."
• "“No one would find the star-nosed mole ugly if its star were iridescent blue,” said Denis Dutton, professor of the philosophy of art at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand."