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Recent Examples of proboscis
Next, the soft protective outer sheath of each insect's proboscis was detached and discarded.
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from birds to reptiles to even domestic animals.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Based on this, the researchers estimate that the proboscis may have first evolved between 260 and 244 million years ago, right after the mass extinction.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from birds to reptiles to even domestic animals.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Based on this, the researchers estimate that the proboscis may have first evolved between 260 and 244 million years ago, right after the mass extinction.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proboscis
Noun
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Many hot weather dogs have longer snouts.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Several minutes later, Cummins was hit in the nose by the ball and had to leave the game.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The fallout will likely produce enough hostility to sour next summer, and the timing could hardly be more on the nose.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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