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Proboscidea

Proboscidea Meaning & Definition
Proboscidea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Proboscidea?

[n] an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
[n] in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants

Synonyms | Synonyms for Proboscidea: genus Proboscidea | order Proboscidea

Related Terms | Find terms related to Proboscidea:

See Also | animal order | common devil's claw | common unicorn plant | devil's claw | Elephantidae | elephant-tusk | Eutheria | family Elephantidae | family Gomphotheriidae | family Mammutidae | family Mastodontidae | family Pedaliaceae | Gomphotheriidae | Mammutidae | Martynia arenaria | Martynia fragrans | Pedaliaceae | plant genus | Proboscidea arenaria | Proboscidea fragrans | Proboscidea louisianica | proboscidean | proboscidian | proboscis flower | ram's horn | sand devil's claw | sesame family | subclass Eutheria | sweet unicorn plant

Proboscidea In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro`bos*cid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proboscis}.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.

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