吻ふん

noun

proboscis; snout

Zoological term for an elongated, tubular mouthpart or snout, such as that of a butterfly, mosquito, or elephant.

• 蝶ちょうの吻ふんは花はなの蜜みつを吸すうために長ながく伸のびている。

  The butterfly's proboscis extends long to suck nectar from flowers.