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.

Etymology: mod.L Proboscidea (as PROBOSCIS)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.