"proboscidean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: proboscideans [plural]
Etymology: Proboscidea + -an Etymology templates: {{m|mul|Proboscidea}} Proboscidea, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} proboscidean (plural proboscideans)
  1. Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants. Categories (lifeform): Elephants

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