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| proboscis | (โพรบอส'ซิส) n.งวงช้าง, จะงอยปาก, ส่วนของปากแมลงที่ยื่นออก S. trunk pl. -boscises, -boscides |
| Proboscis | n.; pl. Proboscides [ L. fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; before + &unr_; to feed, graze. ] 1. (Zool.) A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ 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 ] 2. (Zool.) By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded. [ 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 ] 3. The nose. [ Jocose ] [ 1913 Webster ] Proboscis monkey. (Zool.) See Kahau. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| | งวง | (n) trunk, See also: proboscis, Syn. งวงช้าง, Example: ฉันเคยเห็นแม่ช้างใช้งวงจับหมาเหวี่ยงกระเด็นไป, Count Unit: งวง, Thai Definition: จมูกของช้างที่ยื่นยาวออกไป ตรงปลายมีจะงอยสำหรับจับของอย่างมือ | งวงช้าง | (n) trunk, See also: proboscis, Syn. งวง, Example: ช้างใช้งวงช้างคว้าจับสิ่งของเข้าปาก, Count Unit: งวง, Thai Definition: จมูกของช้างที่ยื่นยาวออกไป ตรงปลายมีจะงอยสำหรับจับของอย่างมือ |
| งวง | [ngūang] (n) EN: trunk (of an elephant) ; proboscis FR: trompe [ f ] ; trompe préhensile [ f ] | งวงช้าง | [ngūang chāng] (n, exp) EN: elephant's trunk ; elephant's proboscis FR: trompe d'éléphant [ f ] | งวงผึ้ง | [ngūang pheung] (n, exp) EN: bee's proboscis |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proboscis \Pro*bos"cis\, n.; pl. {Proboscides}. [L. fr. Gr. ?; ?
before + ? to feed, graze.]
1. (Zool.) A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or
connected with the mouth, of various animals, and
generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk.
[1913 Webster]
Note: 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
maxill[ae], or by the labium. See Illusts. of
{Hemiptera} and {Lepidoptera}.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth
organs of the lower animals that can be everted or
protruded.
[1913 Webster]
Note: 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]
3. The nose. [Jocose]
[1913 Webster]
{Proboscis monkey}. (Zool.) See {Kahau}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proboscis
n 1: the human nose (especially when it is large)
2: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: {proboscis},
{trunk}]
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