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proboscis
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Snuffle and let that sense of curiosity and discovery waft pleasingly over your proboscis.
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.
When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood.
On closer inspection, another feature of the hummingbird hawk moth quickly catches the eye: the spiralling curled proboscis, which is as long as the entire animal.
They were indeed able to reproduce the conditions of proboscis drinking.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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