noun
massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
• Syn: ↑proboscidean
• Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal
• Member Holonyms: ↑Proboscidea, ↑order Proboscidea
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adjectivesee proboscidean I
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proboscidˈean or proboscidˈian adjective and noun
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Main Entry: ↑proboscis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.