proboscidiform

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís, stem προβοσκιδ-) +‎ -iform.

Adjective

proboscidiform (comparative more proboscidiform, superlative most proboscidiform)

1. (archaic) probosciform (having the form or uses of a proboscis)

   a proboscidiform mouth

References

• “proboscidiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.