Definition of Proboscidean in English :

Define Proboscidean in English

Proboscidean meaning in English

Meaning of Proboscidean in English

Pronunciation of Proboscidean in English

Proboscidean pronunciation in English

Pronounce Proboscidean in English

Proboscidean

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Noun

1. proboscidean, proboscidian

massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk

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Proboscidean

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Proboscidea, an order of massive herbivorous placental mammals having tusks and a long trunk: contains the elephants
noun
2. 
any proboscidean animal

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Proboscidean

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noun
1. 
any of an order (Proboscidea) of large mammals having tusks and a long, flexible, tubelike snout, as the elephant
adjective
2. 
of the proboscideans

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Proboscidean

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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.

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