transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˈbä-səs, -ˈbäs-kəs ]
noun
( plural -bos·cis·es also pro·bos·ci·des -ˈbä-sə-ˌdēz)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek proboskis, from pro- + boskein to feed
Date: 1609
1.
a. : the trunk of an elephant ; also : any long flexible snout
b. : the human nose especially when prominent
2. : any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate
[
P proboscis 2
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