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单词 proboscigerous
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proboscigerousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: proboscis n., -gerous comb. form.
Etymology: < probosci- (in proboscis n.) + -gerous comb. form. Compare scientific Latin Probosciger , genus name of the palm cockatoo (H. Kuhl 1820). Compare earlier proboscidiferous adj. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prǫbǫ̆si·dʒə̆rəs) /prɒbəˈsɪdʒərəs/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Having a proboscis.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Proboscigerous, having a proboscis; proboscidiferous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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