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proboscidian
pro·bos·cid·e·an also pro·bos·cid·i·an P0575200 (prō′bə-sĭd′ē-ən, prō-bŏs′ĭ-dē′ən)n. Any of various mammals of the order Proboscidea, including elephants and their extinct relatives, usually having a trunk and tusks.adj. Of or belonging to the order Proboscidea.
[From New Latin Proboscidea, order name, from Latin proboscis, proboscid-, proboscis; see proboscis.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  proboscidian - massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunkproboscideaneutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsorder Proboscidea, Proboscidea - an order of animals including elephants and mammothselephant - five-toed pachydermmastodon, mastodont - extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth |
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Related to proboscidian: proboscideanSynonyms for proboscidiannoun massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunkSynonymsRelated Words- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- placental
- placental mammal
- order Proboscidea
- Proboscidea
- elephant
- mastodon
- mastodont
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