pro·bos·cis (pr -b s  s)n. pl. pro·bos·cis·es or pro·bos·ci·des (-b s-d z ) 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. [Latin, from Greek proboskis : pro-, in front; see pro-2 + boskein, to feed.] |
proboscis [pro-boss-iss]
Noun
1. a long flexible trunk or snout, such as an elephant's
2. the elongated mouth part of certain insects [Greek proboskis trunk of an elephant]
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 elephantelephant - 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
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 kärsä trompe חֶדֶק कीड़े-मकोड़ों का मुंह szívócső; ormány belalai rani; neftota proboscide 吻 (코끼리 따위의) 긴 코; (곤충 따위의) 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
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