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NEB

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Horny projecting mouth of a bird

Synonyms:

beak; bill; neb; nib; pecker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("neb" is a kind of...):

mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neb"):

cere (the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds)

Holonyms ("neb" is a part of...):

bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

neb; snout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("neb" is a kind of...):

nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neb"):

proboscis; trunk (a long flexible snout as of an elephant)

Holonyms ("neb" is a part of...):

muzzle (forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)

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