PROBOSCIS


Meaning of PROBOSCIS in English

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

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P proboscis 2

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