proboscis

英 [prəˈbɒsɪs]

美 [proʊˈbɑːsɪs]

n.  (某些动物的)长鼻子; 象鼻; (某些昆虫的)管状长嘴，喙; (人的)大鼻子

GRE医学

BNC.38168 / COCA.29996

牛津词典

noun

• （某些动物的）长鼻子；象鼻
  the long flexible nose of some animals, such as an elephant
• （某些昆虫的）管状长嘴，喙
  the long thin mouth, like a tube, of some insects
• （人的）大鼻子
  a large human nose

英英释义

noun

• a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  Synonym:trunk
• the human nose (especially when it is large)

双语例句

• They use a long proboscis that is like a thin drinking straw.
  它们是使用像一根细的吸管的管状器官来吸食东西。
• Conclusion It is possible to transfer the proboscis to the normal nose position using inner canthus vascular pedicle to form the missing nose in one stage.
  以内眦动脉为蒂，将位于内眦部的管状鼻带蒂转移至鼻部，并一期重建正常外鼻形态是完全可以的。
• Any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines.
  多种寄生在脊椎动物体内的蠕虫，其能够伸缩的长鼻子上覆有许多钩状的刺。
• Of, relating to, or resembling a coracoid. having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis.
  喙突的喙突的、与之有关的或象喙突的有喙或者有像猪嘴、象鼻一样的类似喙。
• The proboscis monkey eats almost nothing but mangrove leaves.
  长鼻猴几乎只能吃红树林的树叶。
• 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。
• Preliminary study on the pathogenic bacteria isolated from proboscis edema-diseased Babylonia areolata
  方斑东风螺吻管水肿病病原菌的初步研究
• Soft unsegmented marine worms having a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract.
  身体部分段的海生软体蠕虫，有象线一样的长鼻子，能够伸长和收缩。
• The lamina muscularis is plentiful in proboscis, mouth and pharynx but lack in esophagus, stomach and intestine.
  肌层在吻、口和咽壁发达，而在食道、胃和肠壁较薄。
• It uses its proboscis for sensing at close range.
  它使用喙感知近距离的猎物。