proboscis

Meanings

Plural: probosces, proboscides, proboscises

Noun

the human nose (especially when it is large)
a long flexible snout as of an elephant
An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
The trunk of an elephant.
An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
A large or lengthy human nose.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”) literally "means for taking food," from προ- (pro-, “before”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “to nourish, feed”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeh₃- from which also comes βοτάνη (botánē, “grass, fodder”).

Synonyms

trunk

Scrabble Score: 15

proboscis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
proboscis is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proboscis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

proboscis is a valid Words With Friends word