proboscis 的定义
plural pro·bos·cis·es, pro·bos·ci·des [proh-bos-i-deez]. /proʊˈbɒs ɪˌdiz/.
- the trunk of an elephant.
- any long flexible snout, as of the tapir.
- Also called beak. the elongate, protruding mouth parts of certain insects, adapted for sucking or piercing.
- any of various elongate feeding, defensive, or sensory organs of the oral region, as in certain leeches and worms.
- Facetious. the human nose, especially when unusually long or prominent.
proboscis 近义词
nose
更多proboscis例句
- There are two suction pumps in the female’s head, the smallest of the two at the end of her proboscis, and the larger one at the base of the throat, or oesophagus.
- Nobody had cakes for themselves, and it would have been far easier to place a gold piece in the twirling proboscis.
- In specimens with the proboscis drawn in, the nerve cord is of course doubled back on itself.
- The mouth parts form a proboscis, which is tonguelike, the animal obtaining its food by lapping and sucking.
- Its nose is very long, and extends into a short proboscis; but there is no finger at the end of it like that of the elephant.
- The Brachyderes has a massive proboscis, cut off short; the Balaninus seems to be smoking an insanely long cigarette-holder.