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Proboscidian

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A mammal of the order Proboscidea, such as the elephant or its extinct relatives, having a long trunk, large tusks, and a massive body.

adj. Of or belonging to the order Proboscidea.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Pertaining to the Proboscidea.

n. One of the Proboscidea.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Pertaining to the Proboscidea.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as proboscidean.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk

Word Usage

"Nineteen other species of invertebrates are known: three species of early sirenian (sea cow), one partial skeleton of the primitive proboscidian Moeritherium, early mammals, sharks, crocodiles, three kinds of sawfish, rays, cartilaginous and bony fishes, several kinds of turtles, including a sea turtle and a sea snake."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

eutherian placental mammal eutherian mammal placental

Hyponym

elephant mastodont mastodon