proboscidiens

Definitions of proboscidiens
  1. noun
    massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
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    types:
    éléphant
    five-toed pachyderm
    mastodonte
    extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
    type of:
    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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