Meaning of PROBOSCIDEA
| Pronunciation: | | `prowbu'sideeu
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Proboscidea, order Proboscidea |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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