See Also: proboscidean(medicine)
proboscidean(dictionary)

proboscidean (iou)



proboscidean adjective & noun. Also proboscidian. M19.
[from mod. Latin Proboscidea neut. pl., name of order, formed as PROBOSCIDAL: see -EAN, -IAN.]
A. adjective.
Of or belonging to the mammalian order Proboscidea, which includes elephants and related extinct animals. M19.
Having a proboscis. M19.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a proboscis. L19.
b. noun. A mammal of the order Proboscidea. M19.