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)