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Recent Examples of proboscis
Next, the soft protective outer sheath of each insect's proboscis was detached and discarded.
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from birds to reptiles to even domestic animals.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Based on this, the researchers estimate that the proboscis may have first evolved between 260 and 244 million years ago, right after the mass extinction.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from birds to reptiles to even domestic animals.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Based on this, the researchers estimate that the proboscis may have first evolved between 260 and 244 million years ago, right after the mass extinction.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proboscis
Noun
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With its scaly armor, pointy ears, elongated snout, and curved claws, the armadillo is undeniably odd-looking.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The bright reddish-orange hues, the fuzziness, the snout…there simply is no other way to put it.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The idea that an Israeli force could have been conducting military operations under their noses put Iraqi authorities in an embarrassing position.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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All of this is just sprinkled into it without being so on the nose.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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