The beak or bill of a bird; the proboscis of an insect; (also) the nose of a person; the face; = neb, n. 1–3. Now chiefly Scottish.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > head > mouth-parts or trophi > proboscis (10) nib1585 The beak or bill of a bird; the proboscis of an insect; (also) the nose of a person; the face; = neb, n. 1–3. Now chiefly Scottish. beak1658 The elongated head, proboscis, or sucker mouth of certain insects; e.g. the weevil, cochineal. promuscis1658 Entomology. The proboscis of certain insects, esp. hemipterans and hymenopterans. Cf. proboscis, n. 3. proboscisa1660 Entomology. Any of various elongated, tubular, and usually flexible mouthparts of insects, used for sucking liquids and sometimes for piercing, as in… trunk1661 The proboscis of some molluscs; also the proboscis of various insects. Now rare or Obsolete. probe1664 The proboscis of an insect. Obsolete. trump1752 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… antlia1826 Entomology. The spiral tubular proboscis or tongue of butterflies and moths; (also more widely) a similar proboscis in other insects, used for… siphuncle1826 Entomology. A small siphon or suctorial organ; spec. = siphunculus, n. 2. spiritrompe1831 The spiral tubular proboscis or tongue of butterflies and moths; = antlia, n. 2. |
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