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单词 proboscis
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proboscis

noun
/prəˈbɒsɪs/
/prəʊˈbɑːsɪs/, /prəʊˈbɑːskɪs/
(plural probosces
/prəˈbɒsiːz/
/prəʊˈbɑːsiːz/, /prəʊˈbɑːskiːz/
, proboscises)
(specialist)
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  1. the long flexible nose of some animals, such as an elephant
  2. the long thin mouth, like a tube, of some insects
  3. (humorous) a large human nose
  4. Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food’, from pro ‘before’ + boskein ‘(cause to) feed’.
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