Synonyms of proboscis

proboscis

noun

prə-ˈbä-səs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snout
• nose
• nozzle
• beak
• honker
• schnozzle
• smeller
• schnoz
• conk
• neb
• snoot
• pug
• pugnose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proboscis

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

This proboscis was lined with twin circular layers of teeth, one hard and rough, another soft and feather-like. —Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Aug. 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