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Meanings of
proboscis
in английском
Facial anomaly.
congenital tubular nose
Related terms
head and neck disease
developmental defect during embryogenesis
португальский
probóscide
испанский
probóscide
Back to the meaning
A long flexible snout as of an elephant.
trunk
португальский
probóscide
Usage of
proboscis
in английском
1
But we have no space for a description of this eternal
proboscis
.
2
The body cilia are not thickly placed except around the
proboscis
.
3
Whether the
proboscis
is at work or not the song is never interrupted.
4
Each worm has a tube-shaped organ called a
proboscis
hidden inside its body.
5
She felt the
proboscis
withdraw, and the lights came on again.
6
Capable of taking hold of anything, as the elephant does with his
proboscis
.
7
It was covered with a very fine skin, and served as a
proboscis
.
8
He pokes his meddlesome
proboscis
into everything and gives oodles of advice, unasked.
9
Shields gave a grunt as he peered up that formidable
proboscis
.
10
See how one lands there, and sticks its
proboscis
into the orange center?
11
It's got too many legs, and a
proboscis
,
and other organs.
12
Twin heads, each with a matching anteater
proboscis
,
presumably once drills.
13
Her mouth hung open, and her
proboscis
lolled like a massive stiff tongue.
14
The central ganglion of the nervous system lies in the
proboscis
sheath or septum.
15
They swim strongly, with the
proboscis
erect in the air.
16
Tom Rogers suddenly awoke; a mosquito had fixed its sharp
proboscis
in his nose.
Other examples for "proboscis"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
proboscis
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
long proboscis
little proboscis
huge proboscis
active proboscis
black proboscis
More collocations
Translations for
proboscis
португальский
probóscide
tromba
proboscide
испанский
probóscide
trompa
Proboscis
through the time
Proboscis
across language varieties
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