proboscis

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• Brachyostomata: brachycerous Diptera with short proboscis. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
• Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
• The zalambdalestids are attractive as rabbit or macroscelidan ancestors since they are clearly jumping animals, and had an elongated rostrum quite possibly supporting a proboscis similar to those of elephant shrews.
• With her pointy-witch proboscis, she gurns and sneers at her audience like a ringmaster gripped by mad cow disease.
• They feed by sucking juices from soft-bodied invertebrates through a long proboscis.
• Gathering Nectar The bee gathers nectar from a flower by inserting its long proboscis down into the nectary. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
• Nemertines however, lack a protective cuticle or exoskeleton as well as stalked eyes, but have a characteristic eversible proboscis.
• The adult also have antennae, and proboscis, which is used for the sucking of nectar. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
• All tapirs have a short, fleshy proboscis formed by the snout and upper lips.
• An extraordinary sculpted figure created by a dancer walking backwards on all fours, with a bulbous proboscis at one end and a long tail at the other, may be a lizard; I wasn't sure.