proˈmuscidate, a.
[f. L. promusc-is, -idem (see next) + -ate2.]
Formed as or furnished with a promuscis or proboscis: chiefly of insects.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvii. 378 Mouth promuscidate. 1840 Westwood Classification Insects II. 414 Mouth arising from the under and hinder surface of the head, promuscidate. |