proboscis
An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animalAn elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
Значение
значений: 4An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
Rüssel
хобото́кxobotók, хо́ботxóbot
хобото́кxobotók
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.
a long flexible snout as of an elephant
(шутливое, разговорное, mildly)A large or lengthy human nose.
the human nose (especially when it is large)
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”) literalFrom Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”) literally "means for taking food," from προ- (pro-, “before”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “to nourish, feed”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeh₃- from which also comes βοτάνη (botánē, “grass, fodder”).
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Формы
мн. число: proboscises / proboscides / probosces| Ед. число | proboscis |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | proboscises / proboscides / probosces |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 1- a long flexible snout as of an elephant:trunk