单词 | proboscidiferous |
释义 | proboscidiferous, a.|prəʊbɒsɪˈdɪfərəs| [f. L. proboscid-em proboscis + -iferous.] Bearing or having a proboscis; spec. in Conch., belonging to a division of pectinibranchiate gastropods (Proboscidifera) characterized by a long retractile snout.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 10 The Proboscidiferous Mollusca are carnivorous, making use of the organ for perforating the shells of other animals. 1878E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 652/1 The modification in the form of the snout upon which the mouth is placed, leading to the distinction of ‘proboscidiferous’ and ‘rostriferous’ Gastropods. |

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