proboscidean adjective & noun. [prɒbǝ'sɪdɪǝn] Also proboscidian. M19.
[from mod. Latin Proboscidea neut. pl., name of order, formed as PROBOSCIDAL: see -EAN, -IAN.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or belonging to the mammalian order Proboscidea, which includes elephants and related extinct animals. M19.

2. Having a proboscis. M19.

3. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a proboscis. L19.
b. noun. A mammal of the order Proboscidea. M19.

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