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Recent Examples of proboscis
These powerful proboscises are strong enough to push over 900 pound trees and gentle enough to pick up a tortilla chip without breaking it.
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Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
12 Feb. 2026
Next, the soft protective outer sheath of each insect's proboscis was detached and discarded.
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New Atlas,
27 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.
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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.
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Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
5 June 2025
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Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
12 Feb. 2026
Next, the soft protective outer sheath of each insect's proboscis was detached and discarded.
—
New Atlas,
27 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
See All Example Sentences for proboscis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proboscis
Noun
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With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee.
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With those personal details out of the way, the app asks the user to identify the dog’s breed, snout description, and coat type (single, double, or hairless), as well as what her typical daily activity looks like.
Noun
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Cook County animal control also reminded pet owners that animals with short coats, or with white or tan fur, are more susceptible to sunburbn, especially on their noses.
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The nose is designed to help break up the shockwaves that are typically created when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound.
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“Proboscis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proboscis. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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