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» This article is about the mouth part. For the butterfly genus, see Proboscis (genus)
In general, a
proboscis (from
Greek pro "before" and
boskein "to feed") is an elongated appendage from the head of an
animal. The most common usage is to refer to the tubular
feeding and
sucking organ of certain
invertebrates like
insects,
worms (including
proboscis worms) and
molluscs. The
elephant's trunk is also called a proboscis. An abnormal facial appendage that sometimes accompanies ocular and nasal abnormalities is also called a proboscis. The term is used for
primate organs as well: an elongated human
nose is sometimes facetiously called a proboscis and the
Proboscis Monkey is named for its enormous nose.
The correct Greek plural is
proboscides, but in English it's more common to simply add
-es, forming
proboscises.
Notable mammals with some form of proboscis are:
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