Another word for proboscis | Synonyms for proboscis

Another word for proboscis

noun

The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract:

nose. (Informal) beak, snoot. (Slang) nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snout. See body, convex

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A proboscis absent, but jaws usually present.
The proboscis bears at its extremity a circlet of smaller oral tentacles.
The stomach may be drawn out into the manubrium, forming a proboscis (" Magenstiel ") of considerable length.
Shell turriculated, with elongated spire; proboscis short; siphon rudimentary.
Upper margin of the end of the proboscis developed into a distinct finger-like process, much longer than the lower margins, and the whole trunk uniformly tapering and smooth.

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