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protrusible

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pro·tru·sile  (pr-trsl, -sl) also pro·tru·si·ble (-s-bl)
adj.
Capable of being thrust outward, as the proboscis of many insects.

[Latin prtrsus, past participle of prtrdere, to protrude; see protrude + -ile.]

protru·sili·ty (prtr-sl-t) n.
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Adj.1.protrusible - capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue
extensible, extensile - capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"


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The mouth is large, protrusible, and has a long ascending premaxillary process giving a characteristic "duckbill" appearance.
 
 
 
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