a. [ See Proboscis. ] (Zool.) Having a proboscis; proboscidial. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Proboscis. ] (Zool.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Proboscidian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Proboscidate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Proboscidea. --
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the form or uses of a proboscis;
n.;
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Proboscis monkey. (Zool.)