proboscis: [17] The elephant’s trunk was originally called proboscis because it is used for getting food – by pulling down leafy branches, for instance. The word comes via Latin from Greek proboskís, a compound formed from pró ‘in front’ and bóskein ‘feed’.
proboscis (n.)
c. 1600, "elephant's trunk," from Latin proboscis (Pliny), from Greek proboskis "elephant's trunk," literally "means for taking food," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + boskein "to nourish, feed," from boskesthai "graze, be fed," from stem *bot- (source of botane "grass, fodder;" see botanic).
双语例句
1. Its proboscis has got stuck to a lot of pollen.
它的喙上粘了很多花粉。
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2. Its proboscis works like a syringe to draw out blood.
它的口器工作原理就像注射器抽血.
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3. The male proboscis monkey has a pendulous vaguely salacious Jimmy Durante nose.
这种雄性长鼻猴长着一个下垂的、看上去有些色迷迷的大鼻子.
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4. They prey on other invertebrates, which they capture with a unique proboscis.
