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Definition of
PROTRUSILITY
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pro·tru·sile
(prō-trōō'səl, -sīl')
adj. Capable of being thrust outward, as the proboscis of many insects.
[Latin
prōtrūsus
, past participle of
prōtrūdere
,
to protrude
; see
protrude
+
-ile
1
.]
pro'tru·sil'i·ty
(prō'trōō-sĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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