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means The protruding nose-and-mouth part of an animal's face, especially one built for rooting, sniffing, or snuffling ahead of the rest of the head.

from Traced back to Middle English 'snoute,' from Old English roots and related to Low German and Dutch forms like 'snūt' — all clustered around Germanic words for nose or muzzle. It's a cousin of 'snot' and 'snuff,' which tells you exactly what body this family of words was built to describe.