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The Wordnik Word of the Day for March 6, 2012 is

nasute
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(adj) Having a long or large nose or snout; snouty; specifically, in ornithology, of or pertaining to the Nasuta tubinarial.

(adj) Having a quick or delicate perception of smell; keen-scented.

'Nasute' comes from the Latin 'nasus,' nose.

 

Example:
"George IV. was a nasute judge of snuffs, and so enamoured of the delectation, that in each of his palaces he kept a jRead More...