🐘proboscis (proboscis)

noun
/proʊˈbɑːsɪs/
trompe (tromp)

Signification

The long, flexible nose of some animals, especially an elephant, or a tubular feeding and sucking organ in insects.
Traduction de la signification
Le long nez flexible de certains animaux, en particulier d'un éléphant, ou un organe tubulaire de nutrition et de succion chez les insectes.
Le long nez flexible de certains animaux, en particulier d'un éléphant, ou un organe tubulaire de nutrition et de succion chez les insectes.

Phrases d'exemple

The elephant used its proboscis to grab food.

L'éléphant a utilisé sa trompe pour attraper de la nourriture.
L'éléphant a utilisé sa trompe pour attraper de la nourriture.

Synonymes

trunk, snout, nose, muzzle

Antonymes

tail, wing

Collocations

elephant's proboscis, insect proboscis, long proboscis, flexible proboscis

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