as in snout
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
if there were a direct relation between mendacity and the length of one's proboscis, hers would be a mile long
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Recent Examples of proboscis
This practice evolved into Cootie, the game in which kids assemble plastic insects with fiddlehead-fern-like proboscises, which was introduced nationwide in 1949 and is still manufactured today.
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Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
In the center of the contraption, a PVC pipe hung down and curled under itself like a great proboscis.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sweet trigger caused the simulation to send signals that would extend the proboscis, and the bitter one didn’t.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
That needle-like bite comes from what’s called a proboscis.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
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Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
In the center of the contraption, a PVC pipe hung down and curled under itself like a great proboscis.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sweet trigger caused the simulation to send signals that would extend the proboscis, and the bitter one didn’t.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
That needle-like bite comes from what’s called a proboscis.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for proboscis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proboscis
Noun
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Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Close your eyes right now and take 5 breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth.—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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