proboscis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin proboscis, from Greek προβοσκίς "elephant's trunk," literally "means for taking food," from προ "forward" + βόσκειν "to nourish, feed," from βόσκεσςθαι "graze, be fed," from the root *bot (cf. βοτάνη "grass, fodder); more at botany.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /proʊˈbɒsɪs/
Noun[edit]
Wikipedia proboscis (plural proboscises or proboscides or probosci)
- (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
- The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
- The trunk of an elephant.
- Informally, a large human nose.
Translations[edit]
elongated tube
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