trunk
[noun]

[de slurf, de slur-ven]

The trunk of an elephant is called a "slurf" in Dutch. The elongated appendage from the head of an insect (proboscis) is also called a "slurf" in Dutch.

Sometimes, objects with a trunk-like shape are also referred to as "slurf". For example, the jet bridge, connecting a terminal gate straight to an airplane, is also called a "slurf" in Dutch.

Examples:
- "De snuit van een olifant wordt een slurf genoemd." 
("The snout of an elephant is called a trunk.")

- "De slurf van een olifant is heel gevoelig." 
("The trunk of an elephant is very sensitive.")

- "De bolletjesslikker werd gearresteerd in de vliegtuigslurf." 
("The drug balloon swallower was arrested in the jet bridge.")

Related words:
- Olifant: elephant [noun] [de olifant, de olifanten].
- Slagtand: tusk [noun] [de slagtand, de slagtanden].
- Neus: nose [noun] [de neus, de neuzen].