proboscis

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Environmentalists have warned that as the capital expands, it may spill over into the habitats of endangered species such as proboscis monkeys, orangutans and gibbons.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

If the moths' eyes were covered so they could not see their proboscis, they could still touch the flower.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

As often happens with scientific investigations, the inspiration came from something else entirely: a hummingbird hawk-moth using its slender proboscis to feed.

From National Geographic • Aug. 8, 2023

Before an audience of intellectuals, Swammerdam cut away the skin of the silkworm to reveal what appeared to be a tiny model of the future moth inside, from proboscis to antennae to folded wings.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides