probosciformadj.

Brit.

/prəˈbɒsᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/proʊˈbɑsəˌfɔrm/,

/proʊˈbɑskəˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: proboscis n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < probosc- (in proboscis n.) + -iform comb. form. Compare earlier probosciformed adj., proboscidiform adj.

Chiefly Zoology. Now rare.

= proboscidiform adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout > having a long nose > relating to proboscis > having a trunk or proboscis > having shape of proboscis

proboscidiform1821

proboscoid1848

probosciformed1851

probosciform1872

nasute1874

proboscidal1876

1872 J. D. Dana Corals & Coral Islands ii. 103 In Coryne..the tentacles are shorter, and somewhat scattered about the club-shaped or probosciform head of the stem.

1908 T. Maler Rep. Explor. Dept. Peten, Guatemala 85 Owing to the probosciform prolongation of the upper lip, the large profile head of the base seems to be the same as that pictured on Stela 2.

1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 228 175 The probosciform mouth..is in the form of a hollow cylinder projecting forward from the buccal mass.

2005 Encycl. Brit. Online 19 Dec. at Cirripede Secretions..include a pheromone to which adjacent individuals respond by extending the probosciform penis toward the source.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	probosciform
释义	probosciformadj. Brit. /prəˈbɒsᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /proʊˈbɑsəˌfɔrm/, /proʊˈbɑskəˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: proboscis n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < probosc- (in proboscis n.) + -iform comb. form. Compare earlier probosciformed adj., proboscidiform adj. Chiefly Zoology. Now rare. = proboscidiform adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout > having a long nose > relating to proboscis > having a trunk or proboscis > having shape of proboscis proboscidiform1821 proboscoid1848 probosciformed1851 probosciform1872 nasute1874 proboscidal1876 1872 J. D. Dana Corals & Coral Islands ii. 103 In Coryne..the tentacles are shorter, and somewhat scattered about the club-shaped or probosciform head of the stem. 1908 T. Maler Rep. Explor. Dept. Peten, Guatemala 85 Owing to the probosciform prolongation of the upper lip, the large profile head of the base seems to be the same as that pictured on Stela 2. 1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 228 175 The probosciform mouth..is in the form of a hollow cylinder projecting forward from the buccal mass. 2005 Encycl. Brit. Online 19 Dec. at Cirripede Secretions..include a pheromone to which adjacent individuals respond by extending the probosciform penis toward the source. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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