proboscis (redirected from probosces)

pro·bos·cis  (pr-bss)

n. pl. pro·bos·cis·es or pro·bos·ci·des (-bs-dz)

1. A long flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant.

2. The slender, tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates, such as insects, worms, and mollusks.

3. A human nose, especially a prominent one.

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[Latin, from Greek proboskis : pro-, in front; see pro-² + boskein, to feed.]

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proboscis [prəʊˈbɒsɪs]

n pl -cises, -cides [-sɪˌdiːz]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a long flexible prehensile trunk or snout, as of an elephant

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the elongated mouthparts of certain insects, adapted for piercing or sucking food

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any similar part or organ

4. Informal, facetious a person's nose, esp if large

[via Latin from Greek proboskis trunk of an elephant, from boskein to feed]

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proboscis  (pr-bss)

Plural proboscises or proboscides (pr-bs-dz)

1. A long, flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant.

2. The slender, tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates, such as butterflies and mosquitoes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proboscis - the human nose (especially when it is large) nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	proboscis - a long flexible snout as of an elephant trunk neb, snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose elephant - five-toed pachyderm mammoth - any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

Translations

proboscis [prəʊˈbɒsɪs] N (proboscises or probocides (pl)) [prəʊˈbɒsɪdiːz] → probóscide f, trompa f → trompa f

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proboscis

n (Zool, hum inf) → Rüssel m

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proboscis

n proboscis [prəˈbosis]

a nose, or mouth-part in certain animals, insects etc. slurp خُرْطوم الفيل хобот chobot snabel der Rüssel προβοσκίδα probóscide lont, kärss خرطوم؛ خرطومه imukärsä trompe חֶדֶק कीड़े-मकोड़ों का मुंह szívócső; ormány belalai rani; neftota proboscide 吻 입, 주둥이 čiulptuvas, straublys snuķis; smeceris probosis slurf, zuigorgaan snabel trąb(k)a tromba trompă хобот(ок) chobot rilec rilo snabel งวงช้าง hortum (象)鼻；(昆蟲的)喙 хобот; хоботок ناک، تھوتھني vòi （象）鼻；（昆虫的）喙