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From Latin proboscis (proboscid- in compounds) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proboscidate
Today it means: Having, or shaped like, a proboscis. Full definition →
Today it means: Having, or shaped like, a proboscis. Full definition →
From Latin proboscis (proboscid- in compounds) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.