proboscis

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and proboscis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while proboscis is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

As nouns the difference between collar and proboscis

is that collar is anything that encircles the neck while proboscis is an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

As a verb collar

is to grab or seize by the collar or neck.

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between proboscis and retinaculum

is that proboscis is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while retinaculum is (anatomy) one of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.

As nouns the difference between proboscis and retinaculum

is that proboscis is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while retinaculum is (anatomy) a connecting band.

As nouns the difference between proboscis and promuscis

is that proboscis is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while promuscis is (archaic) the proboscis of hemipterous insects.

As nouns the difference between proboscis and haustellum

is that proboscis is an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while haustellum is a sucking organ, in the form of a proboscis, in many insects and crustaceans.

As a noun proboscis

is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

As an adjective proboscidate is

having, or shaped like, a proboscis.

As a noun proboscis

is an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

As an adjective trunklike is

resembling a trunk or proboscis.

As nouns the difference between proboscis and hawkmoth

is that proboscis is (anatomy) an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while hawkmoth is (entomology) any of several moths, of the family sphingidae , that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.

As nouns the difference between proboscis and stomochord

is that proboscis is an elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal while stomochord is a buccal diverticulum in the proboscis of hemichordates.