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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.
  3. n. The nose.
  4. n. the human nose (especially when it is large)
  5. n. a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  6. 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.
  7. n:100 n. the human nose (especially when it is large) n. a long flexible snout as of an elephant