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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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Birdo is the pink Yoshi-looking dinosaur who can fire eggs from her snout, while Mouser is the giant bomb-throwing mouse with sunglasses.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The tip of Louise’s nose was bright red, which made her eyes seem ferociously blue.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Artemis 2 has come home, but NASA still has its nose to the lunar grindstone.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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