PROBOSCIDEAN


Meaning of PROBOSCIDEAN in English

adj. & n. (also proboscidian)

adj. 1 having a proboscis. 2 of or like a proboscis. 3 of the mammalian order Proboscidea, including elephants and their extinct allies.

n. a mammal of this order.

[ mod.L Proboscidea (as PROBOSCIS) ]

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