proboscis vs snout

proboscis and snout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proboscis	Yes	No	No	No
snout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, snout is a hypernym of proboscis; that is, snout is a word with a broader meaning than proboscis:

proboscis: a long flexible snout as of an elephant
snout: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

Other hypernyms of proboscis include neb.

proboscis (noun)	snout (noun)
a long flexible snout as of an elephant	a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
the human nose (especially when it is large)	beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
	informal terms for the nose