Associations to the word «Proboscis»
Noun
- Nectar
- Suck
- Appendage
- Monkey
- Pollen
- Mosquito
- Snout
- Saliva
- Prey
- Tentacle
- Worm
- Elephant
- Feeding
- Trunk
- Lr
- Borneo
- Sheath
- Insert
- Antenna
- Moth
- Ganglion
- Insect
- Septum
- Sphinx
- Acorn
- Lepidoptera
- Psychoanalysis
- Nose
- Burrow
- Fly
- Gut
- Leech
- Rectangle
- Chewing
- Cavity
- Puberty
- Beak
- Bee
- Fluid
- Nozzle
- Orchid
- Butterfly
- Bat
- Feed
- Lobe
- Larva
- Spur
- Prism
- Hook
- Gland
- Scaling
- Juice
- Invertebrate
- Relativity
- Nostril
- Liquid
- Spine
- Jaw
- Recycling
- Reflex
- Flower
- Spoon
- Python
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROBOSCIS, noun. (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
PROBOSCIS, noun. The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
PROBOSCIS, noun. The trunk of an elephant.
PROBOSCIS, noun. (informal) (mildly jocular) A large or lengthy human nose.
Dictionary definition
PROBOSCIS, noun. The human nose (especially when it is large).
PROBOSCIS, noun. A long flexible snout as of an elephant.
Wise words
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Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.