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Proboscis
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.
(3):
(n.) The nose.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proboscis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/proboscis.html. 1828.