proboscis
1 synonym for proboscis, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long tube-like part on an animal's head, near or forming its mouth.
Etymology
Comes from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”), literally "means for taking food," from προ- (pro-, “before”) plus βόσκω (bóskō, “to nourish, feed”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeh₃-, which also gives βοτάνη (botánē, “grass, fodder”).
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