- A
proboscis (/proʊˈbɒsɪs, -kɪs/) is an
elongated appendage from the head of an animal,
either a
vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term...
- The
proboscis monkey or long-nosed
monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an
arboreal Old
World monkey with an
unusually large nose, a reddish-brown skin color...
- In teratology, a
proboscis is a blind-ended, tube-like structure,
commonly located in the
middle of the face. It is
commonly seen in
severe forms of holoprosencephaly...
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Proboscis is a
genus of
butterflies from the
subfamily Satyrinae in the
family Nymphalidae. The
species in the
genus Proboscis occur in
South America....
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proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) is a
species of bat
found in
South America and
Central America.
Other common names include long-nosed
proboscis bat...
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Nemertea is a
phylum of
animals also
known as
ribbon worms or
proboscis worms,
consisting of
about 1300
known species. Most
ribbon worms are very slim...
- and
defensive appendages. In bees, that feed
primarily by the use of a
proboscis, the
primary use of the
mandibles is to mani****te and
shape wax, and...
- or spiny-headed worms,
characterized by the
presence of an
eversible proboscis,
armed with spines,
which it uses to
pierce and hold the gut wall of its...
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Anolis proboscis,
commonly known as the
horned anole,
Ecuadorian horned anole or
Pinocchio lizard, is a
small anole lizard in the
family Dactyloidae....
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Proboscis extension reflex (PER) is the
extension by an
insect with an
extendable proboscis (e.g. a bee or fly) of her
proboscis (sticking out of her tongue)...
