proboscis
noun
pro·bos·cis
prə-ˈbä-səs
-ˈbä-skəs
plural proboscises also proboscides
prə-ˈbä-sə-ˌdēz
1
a
: the trunk of an elephant
also
: any long flexible snout
b
: the human nose especially when prominent
2
: any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate
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