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proboscis
A proboscis is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, the term is used to describe an elongated nose or snout.
==Etymology==
First attested in English in 1609 from Latin ''proboscis'', the latinisation of the Greek προβοσκίς (''proboskis''),〔(προβοσκίς ),
Henry George Liddell, Robert S, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 which comes from πρό (''pro'') "forth, forward, before"〔(πρό ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 + βόσκω (''bosko''), "to feed, to nourish".〔(βόσκω ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 The plural as derived from the Greek is ''proboscides'', but in English the plural form ''proboscises'' occurs frequently.
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