English noun: proboscis | |||
| 1. | proboscis (body) the human nose (especially when it is large) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nose, olfactory organ | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 2. | proboscis (animal) a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||
| Synonyms | trunk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neb, snout | ||
| Part meronym | elephant, mammoth | ||