I. (ˈ)nā|süt adjective
Etymology: Latin nasutus having a large nose, from nasus nose
1. : having a well-developed proboscis
a lean, nasute leprechaun, given to tricks — Newsweek
2. : having a nasus
• na·sute·ness noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: a member of a caste of highly modified soldier termites in which the jaws are reduced and the top of the head is drawn out into a snoutlike process from which a sticky fluid can be ejected