English-Thai Dictionary

proboscis

N งวงช้าง  อวัยวะ ที่ มี ลักษณะ เป็น ท่อ ยาว ใช้ สำหรับ ดูด  nose snout ngung-chang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROBOSCIS

n.[L. from Gr. before, and to feed or graze. ] The snout or trunk of an elephant and of other animals, particularly of insects. The proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular pipe or canal of about 8 feet in length, and is properly the extension of the nose. This is the instrument with which he takes food and carries it to his mouth. The proboscis of insects is used to suck blood from animals, or juice from plants.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROBOSCIS

Pro *bos "cis, n.; pl. Proboscides. Etym: [L. fr. Gr.

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk.

 

Note: The proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular elongation of the nose. The proboscis of insects is usually a chitinous tube formed by the modified maxillæ, or by the labium. See Illusts. of Hemiptera and Lepidoptera.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.

 

Note: The proboscis of annelids and of mollusks is usually a portion of the pharynx that can be everted or protruded. That of nemerteans is a special long internal organ, not connected with the mouth, and not used in feeding, but capable of being protruded from a pore in the head. See Illust. in Appendix.

 

3. The nose. [Jocose ] Proboscis monkey. (Zoöl.) See Kahau.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proboscis

pro bos cis |prəˈbäsəs, -ˈbäskəs prəˈbɑːskɪs proʊˈbɑsəs | ▶noun ( pl. proboscises, proboscides |-ˈbäsəˌdēz |, or probosces |-ˈbäsēz | ) the nose of a mammal, esp. when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir. • Entomology (in many insects ) an elongated sucking mouthpart that is typically tubular and flexible. • Zoology (in some worms ) an extensible tubular sucking organ. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food, ’ from pro ‘before ’ + boskein ‘(cause to ) feed. ’

 

proboscis monkey

pro bos cis mon key ▶noun a leaf-eating monkey native to the forests of Borneo, the male of which is twice the weight of the female and has a large pendulous nose. [Nasalis larvatus, family Cercopithecidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

proboscis

proboscis |prəˈbɒsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. probosces |-siːz |, proboscides |-sɪdiːz |, or proboscises ) the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir. • Entomology (in many insects ) an elongated sucking mouthpart that is typically tubular and flexible. • Zoology (in some worms ) an extensible tubular sucking organ. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek proboskis ‘means of obtaining food ’, from pro ‘before ’ + boskein ‘(cause to ) feed ’.

 

proboscis monkey

pro ¦bos |cis mon ¦key ▶noun a leaf-eating monkey native to the forests of Borneo, the male of which is twice the weight of the female and has a large pendulous nose. ●Nasalis larvatus, family Cercopithecidae.

 

proboscis worm

pro ¦bos |cis worm ▶noun another term for ribbon worm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

proboscis

pro bos cis /prəbɑ́səs |-bɔ́s -/名詞 複 ～es, -cides /-sədìːz /C (象などの )鼻 ; (チョウ ガの )吻 （ふん ）.