Definition for Proboscis:

• 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.

Synonyms for Proboscis:

• n.

  •
  • abdomen,
  • nozzle,
  • convex.
  •
  • bony,
  • carapace,
  • antler,
  • blowhole,
  • capsule,
  • anatomical,
  • arm,
  • belly,
  • anatomy.
  •animal (noun)
  • proboscis.
  •beak (noun)
  • Mandibles,
  • NEBS,
  • nib,
  • peckers,
  • projection,
  • pecker,
  • NIBS.
  •snout (noun)
  • rostrum.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • leg,
  • button nose,
  • mandible,
  • feelers,
  • roman nose,
  • stinger,
  • gossamer,
  • schnozzle,
  • segment,
  • simple eye,
  • pincer,
  • compound eye,
  • antenna,
  • snoot.
  •
  • thorax,
  • vein.

Paraphrases for Proboscis:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    horn.

Proboscis Sentence Examples:

• A round rat - shaped head follows this twitching proboscis.

• After the contradictory statements of voyagers as to the " giants" of South America, there may be some curiosity to hear the testimony of one who has " seen the elephant" under circumstances that enabled him to measure its proboscis.

Holonyms for Proboscis:

• n.

  • animal
    elephant, mammoth.

Hyponym for Proboscis:

• n.

  • animal
    neb, snout.
  • body
    nose, olfactory organ.