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n. 1 the long flexible trunk or snout of some mammals, e.g. an elephant or tapir. 2 the elongated mouth parts of some insects. 3 the sucking organ in some worms. 4 joc. the human nose. Phrases and idioms proboscis monkey a monkey, Nasalis larvatus, native to Borneo, the male of which has a large pendulous nose. Derivatives proboscidiferous adj. proboscidiform adj. Etymology: L proboscis -cidis f. Gk proboskis f. probosko (as PRO-(2), bosko feed) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun (plural -boscises; also proboscides) Etymology: Latin, from Greek proboskis, from pro- + boskein to feed Date: 1609 1. a. the trunk of an elephant; also any long flexible snout b. the human nose especially when prominent 2. any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n plural proboscises, 1 a long thin tube that forms part of the mouth of some insects and worms 2 the long thin nose of certain animals, such as the elephant ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1609, from L. proboscis, from Gk. proboskis "elephant's trunk," lit. "means for taking food," from pro "forward" + boskein "to nourish, feed," from boskesthai "graze, be fed." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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