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Definition of proboscis
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of proboscis is as below...
Proboscis
(n.) By
extension,
applied
to
various
tubelike
mouth
organs
of the lower
animals
that can be
everted
or
protruded..
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Manubrium
::
Manubrium
(n.) The
proboscis
of a
jellyfish;
--
called
also
hypostoma.
See
Illust.
of
Hydromedusa.
Haustellate
::
Haustellate
(a.)
Provided
with a
haustellum,
or
sucking
proboscis..
Hemiptera
::
Hemiptera
(n. pl.) An order of
hexapod
insects
having
a
jointed
proboscis,
including
four sharp
stylets
(mandibles
and
maxillae),
for
piercing.
In many of the
species
(Heteroptera)
the front wings are
partially
coriaceous,
and
different
from the
others..
Proboscidiform
::
Proboscidiform
(a.)
Having
the form or uses of a
proboscis;
as, a
proboscidiform
mouth..
Proboscis
::
Proboscis
(n.) The nose.
Lithe
::
Lithe (a.)
Capable
of being
easily
bent;
pliant;
flexible;
limber;
as, the
elephant's
lithe
proboscis..
Rhachiglossa
::
Rhachiglossa
(n. pl.) A
division
of
marine
gastropods
having
a
retractile
proboscis
and three
longitudinal
rows of teeth on the
radula.
It
includes
many of the large
ornamental
shells,
as the
miters,
murices,
olives,
purpuras,
volutes,
and
whelks.
See
Illust.
in
Append..
Acanthocephala
::
Acanthocephala
(n. pl.) A group of
intestinal
worms,
having
the
proboscis
armed with
recurved
spines..
Hawk Moth
::
Hawk moth () Any moth of the
family
Sphingidae,
of which there are
numerous
genera
and
species.
They are
large,
handsome
moths,
which fly
mostly
at
twilight
and hover about
flowers
like a
humming
bird,
sucking
the honey by means of a long,
slender
proboscis.
The
larvae
are
large,
hairless
caterpillars
ornamented
with green and other
bright
colors,
and often with a
caudal
spine.
See
Sphinx,
also
Tobacco
worm, and
Tomato
worm..
Proboscis
::
Proboscis
(n.) A
hollow
organ or tube
attached
to the head, or
connected
with the
mouth,
of
various
animals,
and
generally
used in
taking
food or
drink;
a
snout;
a
trunk..
Proboscidate
::
Proboscidate
(a.)
Having
a
proboscis;
proboscidial.
Diptera
::
Diptera
(n. pl.) An
extensive
order of
insects
having
only two
functional
wings and two
balancers,
as the house fly,
mosquito,
etc. They have a
suctorial
proboscis,
often
including
two pairs of sharp
organs
(mandibles
and
maxillae)
with which they
pierce
the skin of
animals.
They
undergo
a
complete
metamorphosis,
their
larvae
(called
maggots)
being
usually
without
feet..
Proboscis
::
Proboscis
(n.) By
extension,
applied
to
various
tubelike
mouth
organs
of the lower
animals
that can be
everted
or
protruded..
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) The
proboscis
of an
insect.
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) The
proboscis
of an
elephant.
Proboscidifera
::
Proboscidifera
(n. pl.) An
extensive
division
of
pectinibranchiate
gastropods,
including
those that have a long
retractile
proboscis,
with the mouth at the end, as the
cones,
whelks,
tritons,
and
cowries.
See
Illust.
of
Gastropoda,
and of
Winkle..
Kahau
::
Kahau (n.) A
long-nosed
monkey
(Semnopithecus
nasalis),
native
of
Borneo.
The
general
color of the body is
bright
chestnut,
with the under
parts,
shoulders,
and sides of the head,
golden
yellow,
and the top of the head and upper part of the back
brown.
Called
also
proboscis
monkey..
Clepsine
::
Clepsine
(n.) A genus of
fresh-water
leeches,
furnished
with a
proboscis.
They feed upon
mollusks
and
worms..
Promuscis
::
Promuscis
(n.) The
proboscis
of
hemipterous
insects.
See
Illust.
under
Hemiptera.
Mosquito
::
Mosquito
(n.) Any one of
various
species
of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied
genera.
The
females
have a
proboscis
containing,
within
the
sheathlike
labium,
six fine,
sharp,
needlelike
organs
with which they
puncture
the skin of man and
animals
to suck the
blood.
These
bites,
when
numerous,
cause,
in many
persons,
considerable
irritation
and
swelling,
with some pain. The
larvae
and
pupae,
called
wigglers,
are
aquatic..
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