"bignose" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From big + nose. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|big|nose}} big + nose Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bignose (not comparable)
  1. Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large nose. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: largenose Derived forms: bignose fanskate, bignose shark
    Sense id: en-bignose-en-adj-ihJdluAE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carcharhiniform sharks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 2 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 1 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 1 37 Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 53 3 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: bignoses [plural]
Etymology: From big + nose. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|big|nose}} big + nose Head templates: {{en-noun}} bignose (plural bignoses)
  1. (informal) Someone with a large nose Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bignose-en-noun-DTgV~R22
  2. A shark (Carcharhinus altimus)
    Sense id: en-bignose-en-noun-h2N12LJo Categories (other): Carcharhiniform sharks Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 53 3 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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