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proboscidal, a. rare.|prəʊˈbɒsɪdəl|
[f. L. proboscid-em proboscis + -al1.]
Of the nature or appearance of a proboscis. Also fig.
18..Shuckard (Cent. Dict.), A proboscidal prolongation of the oral organs. 1884Edin. Rev. July 170 Their exuberant hair..depends in proboscidal excrescences. 1922Joyce Ulysses 456 He assumes the avine head, foxy moustache and proboscidal eloquence of Seymour Bushe. |