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English noun: proboscis

1. proboscis (body) the human nose (especially when it is large)


Broader (hypernym)nose, olfactory organ


Domain usagecolloquialism

2. proboscis (animal) a long flexible snout as of an elephant


Synonymstrunk


Broader (hypernym)neb, snout


Part meronymelephant, mammoth









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