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/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/ · noun
(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal..
Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of the site Know Your Meme, namechecks Brr Brr Patapim, “a proboscis monkey that is also a tree”, as one who made it to YouTube.
Use proboscis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Proboscis means (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal..
Common synonyms include trunk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of the site Know Your Meme, namechecks Brr Brr Patapim, “a proboscis monkey that is also a tree”, as one who made it to YouTube.
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