proboscis
noun /prəˈbɒsɪs/
/prəʊˈbɑːsɪs/, /prəʊˈbɑːskɪs/
(plural probosces
(specialist) /prəˈbɒsiːz/
/prəʊˈbɑːsiːz/, /prəʊˈbɑːskiːz/
, proboscises)- the long flexible nose of some animals, such as an elephant
（某些动物的）长鼻子；象鼻 - the long thin mouth, like a tube, of some insects
（某些昆虫的）喙，吻，管状长嘴 - (humorous) a large human nose
（人的）大鼻子
词源early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food’, from pro ‘before’ + boskein ‘(cause to) feed’.