proboscis
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9.5
- noun
- /prəˈbɑsɪs/
- Informal
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nariz prominente
- His large proboscis made it hard for him to find glasses that fit comfortably on his nose.
Examples
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I get weak in the knees around a profound proboscis and have fallen in love twice with a nice nose.
Blog text (21) -
Proboscus and the proboscis, not to be confused with tobuscus, is not a nose and it is not a tongue.
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-"Proboscis" means nose, by the way.
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You need to see a plastic surgeon for that proboscis you just grew, and a burn specialist for where your trousers were...
Blog text (26) -
She had never considered her proboscis.
Fiction book (1990) -
That's why I'm warning you... to keep your handsome young proboscis out of the dirt.
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It's the huge proboscis.
Fiction book (1998) -
The prominent proboscis.
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The comedian joked about his proboscis, saying it was so prominent that it cast a shadow on his chin.
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Every time he laughed, his proboscis seemed to jiggle, making it hard for people to take him seriously.
Synonyms
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8.0
A person's nose that is large or stands out
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7.0
A human nose that is often large or noticeable
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9.9
A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly
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7.9
A person's nose that is large or easy to see
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with large spotted flowers and a long curved beak-shaped flower part
- Specialized
A soft sea animal like a thin worm that stretches a long head to catch food
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word proboscis comes from the Greek parts pro- 'forward' and boskein 'to feed', so it meant a forward-feeding mouth or snout. That's why people sometimes call a very large nose a proboscis as a joke, because it 'sticks out' like an elephant's trunk.