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.
Meaning
4 sensesAn elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
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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
(humorous, informal, mildly)A large or lengthy human nose.
the human nose (especially when it is large)
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: proboscises / proboscides / probosces| Singular | proboscis |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a long flexible snout as of an elephant:trunk