pro·bos·cisBrE/prəˈbɒsɪs/NAmE/prəˈbɑːsɪs/, also/prəˈbɑːskɪs/noun (pro·bos·cesBrE/prəˈbɒsiːz/NAmE/prəˈbɑːsiːz/, pro·bos·cises) (specialist) thelongflexible nose of some animals, such as an elephant(某些动物的)长鼻子;象鼻thelongthinmouth, likeatube, ofsomeinsects(某些昆虫的)喙,吻,管状长嘴(humorous) alargehumannose(人的)大鼻子