proboscis
Word family nounProboscideaproboscisadjectiveproboscidean
pro·bos·cis /prəˈbɒsɪs $ -ˈbɑː-/ noun (plural probosces /-siːz/ or proboscises) [countableC] 1. HBIa long thin tube that forms part of the mouth of some insects and worms 〔某些昆虫或蠕虫的〕吻,吻突,喙 2. HBAthe long thin nose of some animals such as an elephant 〔某些动物的〕长鼻〔如象鼻〕 Origin proboscis (1500-1600) Latin Greek proboskis, from boskein “to feed”