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proboscis

  • 1 proboscis

    prŏboscis ( - moscis, Sol. 24, 14; - muscis, Cassiod. Var. 10, 30), ĭdis, f., = proboskis, a trunk, proboscis, a snout.
    I.
    In gen., Varr. ap. Non. 49, 11; Auct. B. Afr. 84, 2.—
    II.
    In partic., the trunk or proboscis of an elephant:

    proboscidem amputare,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 18; 28, 8, 24, § 88:

    proboscide abscissā,

    Flor. 1, 18, 9.

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  • 2 proboscis

    trunk; proboscis; snout

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  • 3 promoscis

    prŏboscis ( - moscis, Sol. 24, 14; - muscis, Cassiod. Var. 10, 30), ĭdis, f., = proboskis, a trunk, proboscis, a snout.
    I.
    In gen., Varr. ap. Non. 49, 11; Auct. B. Afr. 84, 2.—
    II.
    In partic., the trunk or proboscis of an elephant:

    proboscidem amputare,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 18; 28, 8, 24, § 88:

    proboscide abscissā,

    Flor. 1, 18, 9.

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  • 4 promuscis

    promuscis, ĭdis, a corrupt form for proboscis, a trunk, proboscis:

    elephas, promuscis,

    Not. Tir. p. 174.

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  • 5 rostrum

    rōstrum, i, n. [rodo], the bill or beak of a bird; the snout, muzzle, mouth of animals (cf. proboscis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cibum arripere aduncitate rostrorum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122:

    aves corneo proceroque rostro,

    id. ib. 1, 36, 101; Liv. 41, 13; Ov. M. 2, 376; 5, 545; 6, 673 et saep. al.:

    arietes tortis cornibus pronis ad rostrum,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4;

    of goats,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 2;

    of swine,

    Cic. Div. 1, [p. 1601] 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; Ov. M. 8, 371; 10, 713; 14, 282;

    of dogs,

    id. ib. 1, 536; 3, 249;

    of wolves,

    Plin. 28, 10, 44, § 157;

    of stags,

    id. 8, 32, 50, § 112;

    of a dolphin,

    id. 9, 8, 7, § 20;

    of tortoises,

    id. 9, 10, 12, § 37;

    of bees,

    id. 11, 10, 10, § 21 et saep.—
    B.
    In familiar or contemptuous lang., like our muzzle, snout, of persons, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. squarrosi, p. 329 Müll.; Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 13; Lucil., Nov., and Varr. ap. Non. 455, 10 sq.; Petr. 75, 10; so,

    too, of human statues,

    Dig. 19, 1, 17 fin. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., of objects having a similar shape, the curved point of a vine-dresser's billhook, Col. 4, 25, 1;

    of a plough,

    Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 171;

    of hammers,

    id. 34, 14, 41, § 144;

    of lamps,

    id. 28, 11, 46, § 163;

    of an island,

    id. 10, 33, 49, § 137.—
    B.
    Esp. freq., the curved end of a ship ' s prow, a ship ' s beak; sing.:

    neque his (navibus) nostrae rostro nocere poterant,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13; so id. ib. 3, 14; id. B. C. 2, 6; Liv. 28, 30; 37, 30; Verg. A. 10, 157; 301:

    navis, cui argenteum aut aureum rostrum est,

    Sen. Ep. 76, 13; Ov. M. 4, 705 al. — Plur., Auct. B. Alex. 44, 3;

    46, 2.—Sometimes of a triple form: convolsum remis rostrisque tridentibus aequor,

    Verg. A. 5, 143; cf. Val. Fl. 1, 688:

    rostrum trifidum,

    Sil. 6, 358.—Hence,
    C.
    Rostra, the Rostra, a stage or platform for speakers in the Forum, so called from being adorned with the beaks of ships taken from the Antians A.U.C. 416, Liv. 8, 14; Varr. L. L. 5, § 155 Müll.; Plin. 34, 5, 11, § 20; Ascon. Mil. p. 43 Orell.; cf. Becker, Antiq. I. p. 279 sq. and p. 290; and, in gen., the place from which the assembled people were addressed, the orator ' s pulpit, or platform:

    ut semper in rostris curiam, in senatu populum defenderim,

    Cic. Pis. 3, 7:

    ut in rostris prius quam in senatu litterae recitarentur,

    Liv. 27, 50 fin.:

    in rostra escendere,

    Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; Liv. 30, 17:

    descendere ad rostra,

    Suet. Vit. 15:

    procedere in rostra,

    Plin. Pan. 65, 3:

    cum Vettius descendisset de rostris,

    Cic. Vatin. 11, 26; cf.:

    aliquem de rostris deducere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 21:

    rem a subselliis ad rostra detulit,

    Cic. Clu. 40, 111:

    caput Sulpicii erectum et ostentatum pro rostris,

    Vell. 2, 19, 1; cf.:

    aliquem defunctum laudare e more pro rostris (v. pro, II. 2.),

    Suet. Caes. 6; so,

    pro rostris,

    id. ib. 17; 20; 79; 84; id. Aug. 100; id. Tib. 6; id. Calig. 10; id. Claud. 22; id. Ner. 47; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 15, 3; Tac. A. 3, 5; 76; 4, 12; 5, 1;

    for which: laudavit ipse apud rostra formam ejus,

    id. ib. 16, 6:

    frigidus a rostris manat per compita rumor,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 50.— Sing.:

    tenere rostrum,

    Luc. 1, 275:

    rostrum forumque optare,

    id. 7, 65.— Poet.:

    campumque et rostra movebat,

    i. e. the assembled people, Luc. 8, 685.

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  • 6 Nasalis larvatus

    ENG proboscis monkey
    NLD neusaap
    GER Nasenaffe
    FRA nasique

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  • 7 Rhynchonycteris naso

    ENG proboscis bat
    NLD langneusvleermuis
    GER Nasenfledermaus
    FRA rhynchonyctere

    Animal Names Latin to English > Rhynchonycteris naso

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  • Proboscis — Pro*bos cis, n.; pl. {Proboscides}. [L. fr. Gr. ?; ? before + ? to feed, graze.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proboscis — [pʀɔbɔsis] n. m. ÉTYM. 1906, in Rev. gén. des sc., no 21, p. 955; mot lat., du grec. → Proboscide. ❖ ♦ Sc. nat. Organe en forme de trompe, chez certains insectes. || « On appelle proboscis la partie allongée de l appareil buccal des insectes :… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • proboscis — (n.) c.1600, elephant s trunk, from L. proboscis (Pliny), from Gk. proboskis elephant s trunk, lit. means for taking food, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + boskein to nourish, feed, from boskesthai graze, be fed, from stem *bot (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Proboscis — (gr.), so v.w. Rüssel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • proboscis — ► NOUN (pl. probosces, proboscides, or proboscises) 1) the nose of a mammal, especially when long and mobile like an elephant s trunk. 2) an elongated sucking organ or mouthpart of an insect or worm. ORIGIN Greek proboskis means of obtaining food …   English terms dictionary

  • proboscis — [prō bäs′is] n. pl. proboscises or proboscides [prō bäs′ə dēz΄] [L < Gr proboskis < pro , before + boskein, to feed, graze, prob. akin to bous, COW1] 1. an elephant s trunk, or a long, flexible snout, as of a tapir 2. any tubular organ for… …   English World dictionary

  • Proboscis — In general, a proboscis (from Greek προ, pro before and βοσκειν, boskein to feed also known as probiscus) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal cite web | url = http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/proboscis | title =… …   Wikipedia

  • proboscis —   n. (pl. cises or    ♦ cides ) long snout; prominent nasal organ.    ♦ proboscidal,    ♦ proboscidiform, a. like a proboscis.    ♦ proboscidate,    ♦ proboscidial, proboscidiferous, a. having a proboscis.    ♦ proboscidean, proboscidian, n. & a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • proboscis — UK [prəʊˈbɒsɪs] / US [prəˈbɑsɪs] noun [countable] Word forms proboscis : singular proboscis plural proboscises or proboscides biology 1) a) the long nose of some animals, for example an elephant s trunk b) humorous someone s large nose 2) a long… …   English dictionary

  • proboscis — n. 1 the long flexible trunk or snout of some mammals, e.g. an elephant or tapir. 2 the elongated mouth parts of some insects. 3 the sucking organ in some worms. 4 joc. the human nose. Phrases and idioms: proboscis monkey a monkey, Nasalis… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Proboscis — Rüsselspitze eines Elefanten Ursprünglich bedeutet Rüssel (griech. Proboscis) bei Tieren eine verlängerte, fleischige Nase mit den Nasenlöchern am unteren, freien Ende. Im weiteren Sinne bezeichnet der Begriff die in ähnlicher Art verlängerten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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