Rüsseltier

Definitions of Rüsseltier
  1. noun
    massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
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    types:
    Elefant
    five-toed pachyderm
    Indischer Elefant
    Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
    Afrikanischer Elefant
    an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
    type of:
    Plazentatier, höherer Säuger
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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