Usually means: Elongated appendages, typically for feeding.
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  1. proboscides: Merriam-Webster
  2. proboscides: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. proboscides: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. Proboscides: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
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  10. proboscides: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. proboscides: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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(Note: See proboscis as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (proboscis)

noun:  (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
noun:  (entomology, malacology) The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
noun:  The trunk of an elephant.
noun:  (informal, mildly humorous) A large or lengthy human nose.
▸ Also see proboscis


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