† proboscideousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proboscid- , proboscis , -eous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin proboscid-, proboscis proboscis n. + -eous suffix. Compare scientific Latin proboscidea ( O. F. Müller Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium (1773) I. ii. 21), proboscideum ( J. C. Fabricius Species insectorum (1781) I. 256), proboscideus ( J. F. Gmelin in Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 13, 1789) I. 1565), specific names of various invertebrates. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prǫbǫsi·diəs) /prɒbɒˈsɪdɪəs/.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Having a structure resembling a proboscis.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 928/2 Proboscideous, having a hard terminal horn, as the fruit of Martynia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proboscideous
释义	† proboscideousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proboscid- , proboscis , -eous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin proboscid-, proboscis proboscis n. + -eous suffix. Compare scientific Latin proboscidea ( O. F. Müller Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium (1773) I. ii. 21), proboscideum ( J. C. Fabricius Species insectorum (1781) I. 256), proboscideus ( J. F. Gmelin in Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 13, 1789) I. 1565), specific names of various invertebrates. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prǫbǫsi·diəs) /prɒbɒˈsɪdɪəs/. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Having a structure resembling a proboscis. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 928/2 Proboscideous, having a hard terminal horn, as the fruit of Martynia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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