Nasutus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One of a caste of termites in which the head is prolonged into a point like a long nose. A duct opens at the extremity of the point and from it issues a fluid used as a cement in. constructing the nest.
  • Word Usage
    "Our shell resembles the nasutus closely, particularly the young shell, but is certainly distinct from it."
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