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proboscis 1. a long flexible prehensile trunk or snout, as of an elephant 2. the elongated mouthparts of certain insects, adapted for piercing or sucking food 3. any similar part or organ How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The mouth of the animal was situated at the extremity of a proboscis some sixty or seventy feet in length, and about as thick as the body of an ordinary elephant. To-day we number four Emperors of the Abnormal Proboscis in good standing - doubles every four weeks, see? Thus it might be a great advantage to the hive-bee to have a slightly longer or differently constructed proboscis. |
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