Proboscis. proboscis. 1. (Science: zoology) A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk. The proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular elongation of the nose.The proboscis of insects is usually a chitinous tube formed by the modified maxillae, or by the labium. 2. (Science: zoology) By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth organs of the lower animals that can be everted or protruded.he proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular elongation of the nose. The proboscis of insects is usually a chitinous tube formed by the modified maxillae, or by the labium.
California currently has 53 members in the US  House of Representatives. That number will be adjusted after the  2020 US Census, effective with the 2022 elections.  Califo â¦ rnia has 55 representatives.
Each state has at least one representative in the US House of Representatives. These states have only one each: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermonâ¦t and Wyoming. California has the most at 53. Unlike the Senate, where each state has two senators, the number of each state's representatives is based on the state's population, which is updated every 10 years when the Census is taken.