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Proboscis - English meaning

Proboscis – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.

Usage examples:

All tapirs have a short, fleshy proboscis formed by the snout and upper lips.
noun

The long nose of some animals, or the long tube-like mouth of some insects

Usage examples:

An elephant's trunk is a proboscis.

Proboscis translation into English

Proboscis: translate from English into Chinese

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长鼻, 长嘴

Proboscis: translate from English into Dutch

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Slurf, Snuit, Olifantssnuit, Neus, Tromp

Proboscis: translate from English into French

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Trompe, Appendice

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Rüssel, Saugrüssel

Proboscis: translate from English into Hindi

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सूंड, टूंड़, कर, हाथी की सूंड, शुंड, कुछ कीड़ों का लंबा मुँह, कुछ कीड़ो की शोषण-नलिका, लंबी थूथनी या सूंड़ी

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Proboscide

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코, 코끼리 따위의 코

Proboscis: translate from English into Russian

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Хоботок, Хобот, Длинный нос, Большой нос

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Probóscide, Napia

Word origin

early 17th century: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food’, from pro ‘before’ + boskein ‘(cause to) feed’.

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