Proboscis
noun
Long, flexible nose or snout on some animals.
The elephant uses its proboscis, or trunk, to get food.
Often appears as...
- elephant proboscis
- insect proboscis
noun
In some insects, a long, thin structure that is used for feeding.
The butterfly uses its proboscis to take nectar from flowers.
Often appears as...
- butterfly proboscis
- proboscis extension
noun
In medical context, a nose that is longer than normal.
The patient has a severe case of proboscis, causing breathing difficulties.
Often appears as...
- proboscis correction
- proboscis diagnosis
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Long, slim device or part of a device.
The spacecraft's proboscis, or docking port, extended to connect with the space station.
Often appears as...
- dock proboscis
- proboscis connector
noun
Long, flexible nose or snout on some animals.
The elephant uses its proboscis, or trunk, to get food.
Often appears as...
- elephant proboscis
- insect proboscis
noun
In some insects, a long, thin structure that is used for feeding.
The butterfly uses its proboscis to take nectar from flowers.
Often appears as...
- butterfly proboscis
- proboscis extension
noun
In medical context, a nose that is longer than normal.
The patient has a severe case of proboscis, causing breathing difficulties.
Often appears as...
- proboscis correction
- proboscis diagnosis
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Long, slim device or part of a device.
The spacecraft's proboscis, or docking port, extended to connect with the space station.
Often appears as...
- dock proboscis
- proboscis connector
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Animal-specific Term
Proboscis mostly describes noses of certain mammals, notably elephants.
The baby elephant playfully twirled its proboscis.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'proboscis' may describe things resembling a long nose metaphorically.
The hose looked like a giant proboscis reaching across the garden.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal-specific Term
Proboscis mostly describes noses of certain mammals, notably elephants.
The baby elephant playfully twirled its proboscis.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'proboscis' may describe things resembling a long nose metaphorically.
The hose looked like a giant proboscis reaching across the garden.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal-specific Term
Proboscis mostly describes noses of certain mammals, notably elephants.
The baby elephant playfully twirled its proboscis.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'proboscis' may describe things resembling a long nose metaphorically.
The hose looked like a giant proboscis reaching across the garden.
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The loathsome, lethal...
to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
What it would do is it would drill a hole. It would bore a little hole into the shells of those barnacles and mussels. It will inject this enzyme deep into the the body, Which will sort of digest it for it and turn it into a liquid soup. And then it has this tube structure thing called a proboscis, which it uses to suck out all that
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
transparent, so you can see the people in there. You drive different. You see that thing. You do. You do. And not anesthetized, separated from life. There's a hole at the front and there's a reason for that. It's a city car. You drive along. You get out. You drive on to a proboscis. You get out.
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Jonathan Drori: The...
And basically what the insect has to do -- we're in the middle of the flower -- it has to stick its little proboscis right into the middle of that and all the way down that nectar tube to get to the nectar. And Darwin said, looking at this flower,
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The beautiful tricks of...
from the orchid and basically what the insect has to do in the middle of the flower has to stick its little proboscis right into the middle of that and all the way down that nectar tube to get to the nectar and Darwin said looking at
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
this is the giant fly this is the proboscis this is the actual pump that it goes through and then it comes out and this is a cutaway of the head itself the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven
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Poison in a Cone PIPE...
when a meal happens by the cone snail fires its harpoon the poisons quickly paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
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Proboscis Monkey PIPE Wild...
he hasn't got too much proboscis monkeys eat leaves but huge stomach is full of bacteria to help digest them though the monkeys can deal with old leaves they
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Killer Cone Snails PIPE...
paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
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Elephant Seal on the...
seals powerful proboscis B bang on your tank to scare the seal away or C dive deep below the danger and wait it out
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
What it would do is it would drill a hole. It would bore a little hole into the shells of those barnacles and mussels. It will inject this enzyme deep into the the body, Which will sort of digest it for it and turn it into a liquid soup. And then it has this tube structure thing called a proboscis, which it uses to suck out all that
Video examples
Ross Lovegrove: The...
transparent, so you can see the people in there. You drive different. You see that thing. You do. You do. And not anesthetized, separated from life. There's a hole at the front and there's a reason for that. It's a city car. You drive along. You get out. You drive on to a proboscis. You get out.
Video examples
Jonathan Drori: The...
And basically what the insect has to do -- we're in the middle of the flower -- it has to stick its little proboscis right into the middle of that and all the way down that nectar tube to get to the nectar. And Darwin said, looking at this flower,
Video examples
The beautiful tricks of...
from the orchid and basically what the insect has to do in the middle of the flower has to stick its little proboscis right into the middle of that and all the way down that nectar tube to get to the nectar and Darwin said looking at
Video examples
Encouraging curiosity-dri...
this is the giant fly this is the proboscis this is the actual pump that it goes through and then it comes out and this is a cutaway of the head itself the case I'm trying to make here is actually the value of curiosity driven
Video examples
Poison in a Cone PIPE...
when a meal happens by the cone snail fires its harpoon the poisons quickly paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
Video examples
Proboscis Monkey PIPE Wild...
he hasn't got too much proboscis monkeys eat leaves but huge stomach is full of bacteria to help digest them though the monkeys can deal with old leaves they
Video examples
Killer Cone Snails PIPE...
paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
Video examples
Elephant Seal on the...
seals powerful proboscis B bang on your tank to scare the seal away or C dive deep below the danger and wait it out
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