Thesaurus: proboscis
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.
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Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.
- n. The nose.
- n. the human nose (especially when it is large)
- n. a long flexible snout as of an elephant
- A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected withthe mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food ordrink; a snout; a trunk.
- n:100 n. the human nose (especially when it is large) n. a long flexible snout as of an elephant