Proboscis synonyms

prō-bŏs'ĭs, -kĭs

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nose
(Horse racing) The length of a horse's nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
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trunk
The main line or body of anything.
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beak
A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
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haustellum (sucking proboscis)
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snoot
(Theater) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.
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schnoz
(Slang) A nose, often, specif., a large or unattractive one
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schnozzle
(Slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.
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snout
(Derogatory) A person's nose.
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body (related)
A human; a person:
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convex (related)
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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mouthpart (related)
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echidna (related)
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prehensile (related)
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organ
Any one of various other instruments, such as the electronic organ, that resemble a pipe organ either in mechanism or sound.
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nozzle
(Slang) The human nose.
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Find another word for proboscis. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for proboscis, like: nose, trunk, beak, haustellum (sucking proboscis), snoot, schnoz, schnozzle, snout, body, convex and mouthpart.
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Proboscis Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • To reach the honey in the spur of the flower, the insect must thrust its proboscis into the flower close under the globular head of the stigma.

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