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proboscis

/pɹoʊˈbɑs(k)ɪs/

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What does proboscis mean?

noun

  1. An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
  2. The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
  3. The trunk of an elephant.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (humorous, informal) A large or lengthy human nose.

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/pɹoʊˈbɑs(k)ɪs/

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We can, however, see in a general manner that various causes might have interfered with the development of a long neck or proboscis.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
A diligent watch enables me to see them fussing about, exploring the sandy expanse, tapping it with their feet, sounding it with their proboscis.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
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There are two species; both are much flattened in shape, have four pairs of legs, a thick short proboscis and a horny integument.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
This parasite is characterized by a hooked proboscis or thorn at its anterior extremity, and the absence of a distinct digestive tract.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502
There were median fissures of the upper lip, preauricular appendages, oral deformity, and absence of the olfactory proboscis The fetus was therefore a cyclops arrhynchus, or cyclocephalus.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747