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| Main Entry: |
proboscis
 [proh-bos-is, -kis] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nose |
| Synonyms: | beak, haustellum, organ, snoot, snout, trunk |
| Main Entry: | nose |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smelling organ of animate being |
| Synonyms: | adenoids, beak, bill*, horn, muzzle, nares, nostrils, olfactory nerves, proboscis, schnoz, smeller, sneezer, sniffer, snoot, snout, snuffer, whiffer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trunk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long nose of animal |
| Synonyms: | beak, proboscis, prow, snoot, snout |
Example Sentences
- Taken through a microscope, this photo shows the bug's eye and proboscis.
- Proboscis monkeys are losing habitat at an alarming rate.
- Taken through a microscope, this image shows the insect's eye and proboscis.
| Main Entry: | snout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nose |
| Synonyms: | beak, muzzle, nozzle, proboscis, rostrum, spout, trunk |
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