proboscis

Noun

Meaning

A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk.

By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.

The nose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

trunk snout rostrum snoot neb horn body bill prow antlia pecker nose projection muzzle nozzle
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Antonyms

button nose short snout small nose

Hypernyms

neb nose snout olfactory organ

Phrases with the word

the land of the proboscis monkeys

Derivatives

proboscides

Examples

Accordingly, their mouthparts do not require the same degree of specialization as those of females. citation Externally, the most obvious feeding structure of the mosquito is the proboscis. Source: Internet

Each filter feeds by means of a pair of branched tentacles, and has a short, shield-shaped proboscis. Source: Internet

Anatomy Bombus muscorum drinking nectar with its long proboscis Hymenopterans range in size from very small to large insects, and usually have two pairs of wings. Source: Internet

A very stretchy muscle in the back of the rhynchocoel pulls the proboscis in when an attack ends. Source: Internet

Each consists of a prolongation of the syncytial material of the proboscis skin, penetrated by canals and sheathed with a muscular coat. Source: Internet

Edible particles will then settle onto the proboscis and a ciliated channel conducts the food to the trunk. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

proboscidiform probosciform proboscipedia proboscis flower proboscis monkey proboscis worm