Definitions for proboscis
proʊˈbɒs ɪs, -kɪs; -ˈbɒs ɪˌdizpro·boscis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. proboscisnoun

   the human nose (especially when it is large)

2. proboscis, trunknoun

   a long flexible snout as of an elephant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proboscisnoun

   An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

2. proboscisnoun

   Informally, a large human nose.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proboscisnoun

   A snout; the trunk of an elephant; but it is used also for the same part in every creature, that bears any resemblance thereunto.

   Etymology: proboscis, Lat.

   The elephant wreath’d to make them sport
   His lithe proboscis. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proboscis

   A proboscis is a long and flexible appendage or organ found in some animals, often used for feeding, sensing their environment, or other specific functions. It is most commonly associated with elephants (where it functions as nose and a hand), and certain insects like butterflies or moths (where it is used to suck nectar from flowers).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Proboscisnoun

   a hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk

2. Proboscisnoun

   by extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded

3. Proboscisnoun

   the nose

4. Etymology: [L. fr. Gr. ; before + to feed, graze.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proboscis

   A proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, the term is used to describe an elongated nose or snout.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proboscis

   prō-bos′is, n. the trunk of some animals, as the elephant, for conveying food to the mouth: anything like a trunk:—pl. Probos′cides.—adjs. Probos′cidāte; Proboscid′ean, having a proboscis.—n. a mammal of the Proboscidea.—n. Probos′cis-monk′ey, a monkey of Borneo, having a long mobile and retractile nose. [L.,—Gr. proboskis, a trunk—pro, in front, boskein, to feed.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proboscis

   generally applied to any extended mouth structure; usually applied to the extensile mouth of the Diptera; frequently to the beak of Hemiptera; sometimes to the tongue of Lepidoptera; and rarely, to the mouth of long-tongued bees.

Matched Categories

1. • Nose
   • Snout

How to pronounce proboscis?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of proboscis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of proboscis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of proboscis in a Sentence

1. Birute Galdikas:

   We have to protect this stretch of land, if we lose this river edge, where are all the proboscis monkeys going to go? Where are all the (300) orangutans going to go?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proboscis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proboscis
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=proboscis
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proboscis
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=proboscis
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=proboscis
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=proboscis