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proboscidean

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Main Entry:
pro·bos·ci·de·an 
          Listen to the pronunciation of proboscidean
Pronunciation:
\prə-ˌbä-sə-ˈdē-ən\
Variant(s):
also pro·bos·cid·i·an 
          Listen to the pronunciation of proboscidian \prə-ˌbä-ˈsi-dē-ən, (ˌ)prō-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
ultimately from Latin proboscid-, proboscis
Date:
1835
: any of an order (Proboscidea) of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms (as mastodons)
proboscidean adjective


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