PROBOSCIDEAN


Meaning of PROBOSCIDEAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˌbä-sə-ˈdē-ən ]

noun

also pro·bos·cid·i·an prə-ˌbä-ˈsi-dē-ən, (ˌ)prō-

Etymology: ultimately from Latin proboscid-, proboscis

Date: 1835

: any of an order (Proboscidea) of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms (as mastodons)

• proboscidean adjective

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