PROBOSCIS
\pɹəbˈɒskɪs], \pɹəbˈɒskɪs], \p_ɹ_ə_b_ˈɒ_s_k_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PROBOSCIS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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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By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.
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