proboscis

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
  2. An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
  3. An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
  4. (humorous, informal, mildly) A large or lengthy human nose.

Phát âm là (IPA)
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

From Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”) literally "means for taking food," from προ- (pro-, “before”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “to nourish, feed”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeh₃- from which also comes βοτάνη (botánē, “grass, fodder”).

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