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promuscis
‖ promuscis (prəʊˈmʌsɪs) [L., altered form of proboscis. Cf. obs. F. promuscide (1536 in Godef.).] † 1. The proboscis or trunk of an elephant. Obs.[1576: see proboscis 1.] 1600 J. Pory tr. Leo's Africa Introd. 40 The elephant..will stande vp to the mid-body therein, bathing the ridge of his backe, a...
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promuscidate
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 he...
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proboscis
proboscis (prəʊˈbɒsɪs) Pl. proˈboscides (-ɪdiːz), proˈboscises (-ɪsɪz); erron. probosces. [a. L. proboscis, -cidem (Plin.), a. Gr. προβοσκίς, -κιδ- an elephant's trunk, lit. ‘a means of providing food’ (Liddell & Scott), f. πρό, pro-2 + βόσκειν to feed.] 1. An elephant's trunk; also applied to the l...
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vagina
‖ vagina (vəˈdʒaɪnə) Pl. vaginæ (-ˈaɪniː), vaginas. [L. vāgīna sheath, scabbard. Cf. F. vagin (1762), † vagina, Pg. vagina.] 1. Anat. and Med. a. The membranous canal leading from the vulva to the uterus in women and female mammals.1682 Gibson Anat. 20 It has passages..for the neck of the Bladder, a...
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sucking
▪ I. † sucking, n. Obs. [f. suck n.2] (See quot.)1499 Placitum in Blount Law Dict. (1691) s.v., Per Sucking, hoc est fore quiet. de illis amerciamentis, quando le Burlimen, id est, supervisores del Ringyord,..præmonit. fuerint ad imparcand. & faciend. clausuras illas simul cum vicinis suis, ille qui...
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