| 单词 | proboscidean |
| 释义 | proboscidean /proh'beuh sid"ee euhn, -bo-, proh bos'i dee"euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining to or resembling a proboscis. 2. having a proboscis. 3. belonging or pertaining to the mammals of the order Proboscidea, characterized by a flexible trunk formed of the nostrils and upper lip, large tusks, a massive body, and columnar legs, comprising the elephant and the now-extinct mammoth and mastodon. n. 4. a proboscidean animal. Also, proboscidian. [1825-35; < NL Proboscide(a) order name (L proboscid- (s. of proboscis PROBOSCIS) + -ea, neut. pl. of -eus adj. suffix; see -EOUS) + -AN] |
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