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Noun: proboscis (probosces,proboscides,proboscises)  prow'bó-sis
  1. The human nose (especially when it is large)
     
  2. A long flexible snout as of an elephant
    - trunk

Derived forms: probosces, proboscides, proboscises

Type of: neb, nose, olfactory organ, snout

Part of: elephant, mammoth

Encyclopedia: Proboscis

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