Proboscidate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəˈbɒsɪdeɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Proboscidate is an adjective meaning (chiefly zoology) Having, or shaped like, a proboscis.
Meaning
(chiefly zoology) Having, or shaped like, a proboscis.
Example Sentences
The visitor [...] returned several times to the pictures of little Armande in her bath, pressing a proboscidate rubber toy to her shiny stomach or standing up, dimple-bottomed, to be lathered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proboscidiform, probosciform, proboscoid, proboscidial, probasidial, odontophorous.
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