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Proboscis
Elongated mouth part / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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