proboscis
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When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
To control the rough positioning of the proboscis in the flower, the animals move their entire bodies in flight, while the smaller movements of the proboscis itself are used to precisely target the flower pattern.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
As often happens with scientific investigations, the inspiration came from something else entirely: a hummingbird hawk-moth using its slender proboscis to feed.
From National Geographic • Aug. 8, 2023
Rob, whose ego is as bruised as his proboscis, childishly lashes out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023
So he watched as the mosquito patiently probed his hand with the cutting part of her proboscis, then sucked his blood for over a minute before flying off.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing proboscis
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