"proboscidate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈbɒsɪdeɪt/ [UK], /pɹəˈbɒsɪdət/ [UK] Forms: more proboscidate [comparative], most proboscidate [superlative]
Etymology: From the stem of Latin proboscis + -ate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|proboscis}} Latin proboscis, {{suffix|en||-ate}} + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} proboscidate (comparative more proboscidate, superlative most proboscidate)
  1. (chiefly zoology) Having, or shaped like, a proboscis. Categories (topical): Zoology

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