Proboscidea

Definitions of Proboscidea
  1. noun
    an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
    synonyms: order Proboscidea
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    type of:
    animal order
    the order of animals
  2. noun
    in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
    synonyms: genus Proboscidea
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    type of:
    plant genus
    a genus of plants
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