Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun proboscis

2 senses of proboscis

Sense 1
proboscis -- (the human nose (especially when it is large))
       => nose, olfactory organ -- (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose")

Sense 2
proboscis, trunk -- (a long flexible snout as of an elephant)
       => snout, neb -- (a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose)

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