proboscis
/prəˈbɑsɪs/
noun
- A long, flexible snout or trunk, especially of an elephant.
- The elephant used its proboscis to pick up a peanut from the ground.
- A baby elephant learns to control its proboscis as it grows.
- The proboscis of an elephant is a combination of its nose and upper lip.
- A long, tube-shaped mouthpart of some insects and worms, used for sucking or feeding.
- The mosquito inserts its proboscis into the skin to draw blood.
- Some moths have a proboscis longer than their entire body.
- A butterfly unrolls its proboscis to drink nectar from flowers.
- A humorous or informal term for a person's nose, especially if it is large or prominent.
- He poked his proboscis into everyone's business, much to their annoyance.
- With that impressive proboscis, he could smell dinner from a mile away.
- She wrinkled her proboscis at the unpleasant odor.