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Recent Examples of proboscis
These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and gentle enough to pick up a tortilla chip without breaking it.
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Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
12 Feb. 2026
Next, the soft protective outer sheath of each insect's proboscis was detached and discarded.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proboscis
Noun
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With those personal details out of the way, the app asks the user to identify the dog’s breed, snout description, and coat type (single, double, or hairless), as well as what her typical daily activity looks like.
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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the spectacled caiman resembles a crocodile but typically has a shorter, broader snout.
Noun
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Almeraq, ridden by Tom Marquand, defeated Japan’s Satono Reve by a nose in the Group 1 sprint.
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The 200-foot-long geoglyph looks like a fish carved into the desert floor, its nose pointed toward the Sea of Cortez.
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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