Complete Definition of "proboscis"

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proboscis (plural proboscises or proboscides)

  1. 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.

  1. Informally, a large human nose.

Translations
trans-top|elongated tube
Czech: sosák m
Italian: proboscide f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
proboscis monkey.

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