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Word: Proboscis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food’, from pro ‘before’ + boskein ‘(cause to) feed’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prəˈbɒsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.
Short Definition:nose of mammal
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