Proboscis
Elongated mouth part / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the mouth part. For the butterfly genus, see Proboscis (genus). For the monkey, see Proboscis monkey. For anomaly of the human nose, see Proboscis (anomaly).
A proboscis (/proʊˈbɒsɪs, -kɪs/) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a proboscis is an elongated nose or snout.