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{{Short description|Elongated mouth part}} {{About|the mouth part|the butterfly genus|Proboscis (genus){{!}}''Proboscis'' (genus)|the monkey|Proboscis monkey|anomaly of the human nose|Proboscis (anomaly)}} [[File:Eristalinus October 2007-6.jpg|thumb|A [[Hoverfly|syrphid fly]] using its proboscis to reach the nectar of a flower]] A '''proboscis''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|oΚ|Λ|b|Ι|s|Ιͺ|s|,_|-|k|Ιͺ|s}}) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a [[vertebrate]] or an [[invertebrate]]. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular [[arthropod mouthparts|mouthparts]] used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a proboscis is an elongated [[nose]] or [[snout]].
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