February 22, 2023

Proboscis

Noun

pro·​bos·​cis, prə-ˈbä-səs, -ˈbä-skəs

1a: the trunk of an elephant

1b: the human nose especially when prominent

2: any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate