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Proboscidea
Proboscidea
Noun
1. in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
(synonym) genus Proboscidea
(hypernym) plant genus
(member-holonym) Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family
(member-meronym) common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica
2. an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
(synonym) order Proboscidea
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Eutheria, subclass Eutheria
(member-meronym) proboscidean, proboscidian
Proboscidea
(n. pl.)
An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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