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trunklike

adj

Etymology

From trunk + -like.

  1. derived from truncus — “a stock, lopped tree trunk”
  2. derived from tronc — “alms box, tree trunk, headless body”
  3. inherited from tronke
  4. suffixed as trunklike — “trunk + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a trunk or proboscis

    • The monster had a long, trunklike nose.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA