προβοσκίδα — meaning in English
provoskida
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English meaning
- trunk noun The main woody stem of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
Senses
προβοσκίδα is used for these senses in English:
- trunk The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
trunk — full definition
- noun The main woody stem of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
- noun The long, flexible nose of an elephant.
- noun A large, strong box with a hinged lid, used for storing or carrying clothes and belongings.
- noun In American English, the enclosed storage space at the back of a car; the boot.
- verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.
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