proboscis
🇺🇸
/prəʊˈbɑːsɪs/
🇬🇧
/prəˈbɒsɪs/
noun
R
The long, flexible nose of some animals like elephants.
The elephant's proboscis is very strong and can pick up heavy objects.
大象的鼻子非常强壮，可以举起重物。
R
The long, thin mouth of some insects, like a straw.
The butterfly used its proboscis to drink nectar from the flower.
蝴蝶用它的吸管从花中吸取花蜜。
R
A large human nose.
He wiped his proboscis and smiled.
他擦了擦鼻子，然后笑了。
translation
长鼻, 喙, 大鼻子
词形变化
Plural
proboscises