Definition of Tubenose

1. a bird having tubular nostrils [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tubenose

tube tops
tube well
tube wrench
tubectomy
tubed
tubed flap
tubed pedicle flap
tubeform
tubeful
tubefuls
tubelength mechanical
tubelength optical
tubeless
tubeless tire
tubelike
tubenose (current term)
tubenoses
tuber
tuber anterius
tuber calcanei
tuber calcis
tuber cinereum
tuber cochleae
tuber corporis callosi
tuber dorsale
tuber frontale
tuber ischiadicum
tuber maxillae
tuber of ischium
tuber of vermis

Literary usage of Tubenose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. State of the Great Lakes: 1997 Annual Reportby Tom Bennett by Tom Bennett (1999)
"... remain at high population levels (ie zebra mussel and round goby), while others eventually declined to very low levels (white perch and tubenose goby). ..."

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