proboscis

prŏboscis (-moscis, Sol. 24, 14; -muscis, Cassiod. Var. 10, 30), ĭdis, f., = προβοσκίς, a trunk, proboscis, a snout.

• I In gen., Varr. ap. Non. 49, 11; Auct. B. Afr. 84, 2.—
• II In partic., the trunk or proboscis of an elephant: proboscidem amputare, Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 18; 28, 8, 24, § 88: proboscide abscissā, Flor. 1, 18, 9.

proboscis u. promoscis (promuscis), idis, f. (προβοσκίς), der Rüssel (rein lat. manus), bes. des Elefanten, α) Form -boscis, Varro sat. Men. 490. Auct. b. Afr. 84. § 1 sqq. Plin. 8, 18. Flor. 1, 18, 9. Anthol. Lat. 195, 3 (1081, 3) u. 196, 1 (1080, 1). Iul. Val. 3. 36 (22). – β) Form -moscis, Solin. 24, 14: Nbf. promoscida, ae, f., Isid. orig. 12, 2, 14 Otto (Areval promuscis). – γ) Form -muscis, Veget. mil. 3, 24. p. 117, 3 L². Eustath. hexaëm. 9, 5. Cassiod. var. 10, 30, 4. Not. Tir. 108, 24. Not. Bern. 78 (b).

proboscis [CL < προβοσκίς], promoscis, promuscis [LL] 1 part of animal used to obtain food, usu. snout, muzzle, trunk; b (of elephant). promuscidis, quasi anguilla, unde manus bestiae dicitur GlC P 699; snowt or bylle, rostrum, promuscida, -e, f. PP.  b elephanti ‥ turres ad bella cum interpositis jaculatoribus portant et hostes erectis promuscidibus caedunt Lib. Monstr. II 2; rostrum [elephantis] ‥ promuscida dicitur Best. Ashmole f. 16; in vicem manus [elephas] promuscidem tendit Neckam NR II 143; a nese, nasus, nasibilis participium, ~is est rostrum elephantis, ~ida et miscis [i. e. promuscis] idem sunt, sc. rostrum elephantis CathA. 2 muzzle or halter for animals. mosle ‥ for a nette [i. e. neet ‘beast’]: oristrigium ‥ promossida est idem PP.

prŏboscis, (14) ĭdis, f. (προβοσκίς), museau, mufle : Varro Men. 490 || trompe [dʼéléphant] : Plin. 8, 18 ; Flor. 1, 18, 9.

proboscis , idis. f.
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prŏboscis, proboscĭdis, f.: proboscide.