The trunk of an elephant. Also transferred.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > parts of > trunk (8) snoutc1220 The trunk of an elephant. Also transferred. nosea1398 An elephant's trunk. Now rare. hand1572 The trunk of an elephant. Obsolete. trunk1589 The elongated proboscis of the elephant; also transferred the prolonged flexible snout of the tapir, etc. promuscis1600 Zoology. The trunk of an elephant. Cf. proboscis, n. 1. proboscis1607 An elephant's trunk; the elongated mobile snout of some other mammals, such as tapirs and elephant seals. trump1648 transferred. A hollow tube or pipe; spec. (a) the convoluted windpipe of the crane; (b) the trunk of an elephant; the proboscis of an insect. Obsolete… proboss1659 An elephant's trunk. Cf. proboscis, n. 1. |
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