different between proboscis vs promuscis

English

Etymology

From Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek ????????? (proboskís, “elephant's trunk”) literally "means for taking food," from ???- (pro-, “before”) +? ????? (bósk?, “to nourish, feed”), from the root *bot, from which also comes ?????? (botán?, “grass, fodder”); more at botany.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?o??b?s(k)?s/

Noun

proboscis (plural proboscises or proboscides)

1. (anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.
   1. (entomology, malacology) The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs.
   2. The trunk of an elephant.
2. (informal, mildly humorous) A large or lengthy human nose.

Derived terms

• proboscis monkey
• proboscis worm

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (proboskís).

Noun

proboscis f (genitive proboscidis); third declension

1. proboscis
2. snout
3. trunk

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: proboscis
• Italian: proboscide
• Portuguese: probóscide
• Spanish: probóscide

English

Noun

promuscis (plural not attested)

1. (archaic) The proboscis of hemipterous insects.