Proboscis

  • 41proboscis — Synonyms and related words: antlia, beak, beezer, bill, bugle, conk, muffle, muzzle, nares, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactory organ, pecker, rhinarium, rostrum, schnozzle, smeller, snoot, snout, trunk …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42proboscis — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trunk, snout, nose. See convexity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract: nose …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43proboscis — pro|bos|cis [prəˈbɔsıs US ˈba: ] n plural probosces [ si:z] or proboscises [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek proboskis, from boskein to feed ] 1.) a long thin tube that forms part of the mouth of some insects and ↑worms 2.) the long thin… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44proboscis — pro|bos|cis [ prə basıs ] noun count 1. ) the long nose of some animals, for example an elephant s TRUNK a ) HUMOROUS someone s large nose 2. ) a long tube on the outside of the mouth of some insects …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45proboscis —  An animal’s trunk, long snout, or feeding tube; pl. proboscises …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 46proboscis — pro·bos·cis || prÉ™ bÉ‘sɪs /prəʊ bÉ’sɪs n. trunk, long flexible snout of elephants and other mammals; mouthparts of some insects and other invertebrates; big nose, large nose (Slang) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 47proboscis — [prə bɒsɪs] noun (plural probosces si:z, proboscides sɪdi:z, or proboscises) 1》 the nose of a mammal, especially when long and mobile like the trunk of an elephant. 2》 Zoology an elongated sucking organ or mouthpart. Origin C17: via L. from Gk… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48proboscis — n. Snout, trunk …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 49proboscis — noun (C) plural proboscises, 1 a long thin tube that forms part of the mouth of some insects and worms 2 the long thin nose of certain animals, such as the elephant …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50proboscis — pro·bos·cis …

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