proboscis
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of "proboscis" is "proboscises" or "proboscides."
proboscis(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la probóscide (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The elephant sprayed a blast of water from its proboscis.El elefante roció un chorro de agua de su probóscide.
b. la trompa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The butterfly used its proboscis to extract some pollen from the flower.La mariposa utilizó su trompa para extraer un poco de polen de la flor.
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