proboscis
noun
the trunk of an elephant.
proboscises
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pluralof proboscis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"During our nighttime scuba dives, we searched for the ribbon-like proboscises of Bonellia sp aff minor extending out from burrow entrances," says lead author Ryutaro Goto at KyotoU's Field Science Education and Research Center.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023
The Malagasy moths take the prize here, with proboscises that measure 6.6 centimeters longer on average, as seen in the picture above.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 1, 2021
The insects bite into leaves with their mandibles and proboscises to induce flowering up to one month earlier than normal.
From Nature ● May 21, 2020
The bees soon cut several holes in the leaves of each plant using their mandibles and proboscises.
From Scientific American ● May 21, 2020
And the little cuttle-fish feed on small fish, extending their proboscises like fishermen's lines, and catching their prey with them.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
