neb

• Substantiv, das den vorstehenden Teil des Kopfes eines Tieres bezeichnet, etwa Nase oder Schnabel, oder den hornigen Mund von Vögeln.

A noun referring to a projecting part of an animal's head, such as a nose or beak, or the horny mouth of a bird.

1. Animal's nose or snoutC2formal

   A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head, especially the nose.

   Schnauze

   • The dog's neb was cold and wet.
   • The horse's neb twitched as it smelled the hay.
   • The creature's neb was unusually long and pointed.

   Synonymebeakbillmuzzlenoseproboscissnout

2. Bird's beakC2formal

   The horny projecting mouth of a bird, used for pecking and feeding.

   Schnabel

   • The eagle's neb was sharp and curved.
   • The bird used its neb to crack open the seed.
   • A parrot's neb is strong enough to break nuts.

   Synonymebeakbillnib