The tongue of an insect or, in this case, a butterfly Some butterflies have tongues longer than they are They need them for that long drink of water hiding under the rocks
A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk
a long flexible snout as of an elephant the human nose (especially when it is large)
the anterior part of the alimentary canal derived from the stomadaeum which can be everted to project forwards
{i} trunk, long flexible snout of elephants and other mammals; mouthparts of some insects and other invertebrates; big nose, large nose (Slang)
Species (Nasalis larvatus, family Cercopithecidae) of long-tailed arboreal Old World monkey of swampy mangrove forests on Borneo. Diurnal vegetarians, they live in groups of about
They are red-brown with pale underparts; the young monkey has a blue face. The male's nose is long and pendulous, the female's is smaller, and the young's is upturned. Males are 22-28 in. (56-72 cm) long, have a 26-29-in. (66-75-cm) tail, and weigh 26-53 lbs (12-24 kg); females are smaller and much lighter
proboscis
Heceleme
pro·bos·cis
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prōbäsıs
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/prōˈbäsəs/ /proʊˈbɑːsəs/
Etimoloji
[ pr&-'bä-s&s, -'b& ] (noun.) 1576. Latin, from Greek proboskis, from pro- + boskein to feed.