proboscicadj.
/prəˈbɒsɪk/, U.S. /proʊˈbɑs(k)ɪk/ rare.
Having a proboscis; relating to, resembling, or of the nature of a proboscis. Now chiefly humorous with reference to a person's nose.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having a snout > having a long nose > relating to proboscis > having a trunk or proboscis
trunkeda1794
proboscidiferous1828
proboscic1835
proboscidean1838
1835 J. Coldstream in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 36/2 Pulmograda..4. Proboscic: the lower and central part of the body prolonged into a proboscis-like appendage.
1920 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 31 Dec. 16/3 Meanderer's emotion then found relief in a tear from each eye, which proboscic moistening he is brazen enough to confess here without blushing.
1988 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 6 Nov. 39 A candidate for office dare not sneeze in public until his analysts have assessed public opinion of such involuntary proboscic activity.
2000 Independent (Nexis) 26 July 5 With its proboscic snout, its attenuated delta wings..and its aristocratic demeanour, Concorde continues to make heads turn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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