trunklike

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adjective

Resembling a trunk or proboscis

“The monster had a long, trunklike nose.”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English trunk →
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Meanings

adjectivetrunklike (comparative more trunklike, superlative most trunklike)

comparative more trunklike · superlative most trunklike

  1. Resembling a trunk or proboscis

    The monster had a long, trunklike nose.

Origin

  1. Englishtrunk
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtrunklike

From trunk + -like.

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APA

trunklike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunklike

MLA

“trunklike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunklike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trunklike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunklike.

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