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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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Those strolling around downtown Dallas this weekend might have noticed more tails, claws and snouts than usual.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The most noticeable feature was a large hump located in the middle of its snout.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Saturday’s nose win followed a neck victory over Chief Wallabee in last month’s Fountain of Youth Stakes.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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There’s a real danger for both Galvin and Healey that Foley’s new team will show state agencies run by them have failed to ferret out fraud right under their noses.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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