hooknose

noun — 3 senses

hooknose

noun

US /ˈhʊkˌnoʊz/

Etymology From hook + nose.

1

An aquiline nose.

2

Someone with such a nose; stereotypically a Jew. See Jewish nose.

3

A fish, the armed bullhead (Agonus cataphractus).

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