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proboscis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | nose, olfactory organ |
Examples of proboscis
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She vibrated her wings in a mating song and occasionally extended her proboscis.
From the sciencedaily.com
Arhynchobdellida lack a proboscis and may or may not have jaws armed with teeth.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Both butterflies and moths feed using a tube-like structure called a proboscis.
From the thenewstribune.com
Mom wants to protect her from the world and its scorn at her porcine proboscis.
From the freep.com
Externally the most obvious feeding structure of the mosquito is the proboscis.
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Yet a creature would need a proboscis of about 12 inches to partake of the nectar.
From the dailyherald.com
A fine screen keeps out other insects but allows the mosquito's proboscis through.
From the buffalonews.com
The canals of the proboscis open into a circular vessel which runs round its base.
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Considering the prominence of my proboscis, nobody could tell the difference.
From the sacbee.com
- The human nose (especially when it is large)
- A long flexible snout as of an elephant
- In general, a proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate.
- Proboscis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Proboscis occur in South America.
- The anterior part of the alimentary canal derived from the stomadaeum which can be everted to project forwards
- The mouthparts of the bee that form the sucking tube or tongue.
- Mouth parts of bee for sucking up nectar, honey, or water.
- Long, retractable head extension with a mouth at the end. Found in worms.
- A mouthpart of an insect, usually long and skinny. Mosquitos have a proboscis to suck blood; butterflies and moths have a coiled up proboscis which they unravel to suck nectar from flowers.
