What does proboscis mean?
Definitions for proboscis
proʊˈbɒs ɪs, -kɪs; -ˈbɒs ɪˌdizpro·boscis
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Princeton's WordNet
proboscisnoun
the human nose (especially when it is large)
proboscis, trunknoun
a long flexible snout as of an elephant
Wiktionary
proboscisnoun
An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
proboscisnoun
Informally, a large human nose.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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 Dictionary
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
Proboscisnoun
by extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded
Proboscisnoun
the nose
Etymology: [L. fr. Gr. ; before + to feed, graze.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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.]
Entomology
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of proboscis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of proboscis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of proboscis in a Sentence
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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- probòscideCatalan, Valencian
- sosákCzech
- RüsselGerman
- probóscideSpanish
- imukärsä, kärsäFinnish
- proboscide, trompeFrench
- proboscideItalian
- 吻Japanese
- snabelNorwegian
- slurfDutch
- snabelNorwegian Nynorsk
- probóscida, probóscidePortuguese
- хобот, хоботокRussian
- snabelSwedish
- probod, sugaprobodVolapük
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