"proboscidian" meaning in English

See proboscidian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪdiən Etymology: Proboscidea + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} proboscidian (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of proboscidean Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: proboscidean
    Sense id: en-proboscidian-en-adj-BT3ebO~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Elephants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Elephants: 50 50

Noun

Forms: proboscidians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdiən Etymology: Proboscidea + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} proboscidian (plural proboscidians)
  1. Alternative spelling of proboscidean Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: proboscidean
    Sense id: en-proboscidian-en-noun-BT3ebO~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Elephants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Elephants: 50 50

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