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Proboscidea


Proˊbos-cid′e-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Proboscis
.]
(Zool.)
An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.

Definition 2024


Proboscidea

Proboscidea

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Proper noun

Proboscidea

  1. A taxonomic order within the clade Paenungulata – the elephants.
  2. (Proboscidea f) A taxonomic genus within the family Martyniaceae – certain New World flowering plants.

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