Definition of "proboscides" []

• Plural form of proboscis. (noun)

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• "The inspiration for the Bionic Handling Assistant comes from elephants 'trunks, which are muscular, flexible extensions to their upper lip and nose, with finger-like growths known as proboscides that enable them to grasp food and other small objects."
• "The larval insects insert their proboscides into the bark of young shoots of certain lac-bearing trees, varieties of Ficus, draw out the sap for nutriment, and at once exude a resinous secretion which entirely covers their bodies and the twigs, often to the thickness of one-half inch."
• "You must pluck them delicately, between thumb and forefinger, and persuade them gently to remove their proboscides from your quivering flesh."