English
probosciform
From proboscis + -iform.
A compound of proboscis + -iform
Ancient Greek βοτάνη ‘grass, fodder’
Ancient Greek βόσκω ‘to nourish, feed’
Ancient Greek προβοσκίς ‘elephant's trunk’
Latin proboscis
English proboscis
Today it means
adj Having the form of a proboscis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / probosciform