n.
Pronunciation: pr ə - ˌ bä-s ə - ' d ē - ə n
Variant: also pro · bos · cid · i · an \ pr ə - ˌ bä- ' si-d ē - ə n, ( ˌ )pr ō - \
Function: noun
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