The trunk-like extension of adult head, forming a protrusible sucking proboscis for the ingestion of liquid food (pg 425 Miller et al., 1950; pg 383, Ferris et al., 1950). [ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0007734 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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Subclass of:
- organism subdivision
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some insect mouthpart
- develops from some insect labial disc