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Proboscidean

🔄 Synonyms of "Proboscidean"

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proboscidiannoun	Alternative spelling of proboscidean. [Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; an elephant.]

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Word	Definition
proboscidiannoun	Alternative spelling of proboscidean. [Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; an elephant.]
elephantnoun	A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
proboscisnoun	The trunk of an elephant.
elephantoid	Resembling an elephant in form or appearance
elephantidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Elephantidae of elephants and their extinct close relatives.
tuskernoun	An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks.
elephantimorphnoun	Any mammal of the clade Elephantimorpha
water elephantnoun	(archaic) A hippopotamus.
olifantnoun	(historical) An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory.
gomphotheriidnoun	(zoology) Any extinct elephant-like mammal in the family Gomphotheriidae.
odobenidnoun	(mammalogy) Any of the family Odobenidae; a walrus
gomphotheridnoun	(zoology) Any extinct elephant-like mammal in the family Gomphotheridae.
deinotherenoun	(paleontology) Any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.
trunknoun	A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.
anancinenoun	(zoology) Any of the extinct genus Anancus of elephantoid proboscideans native to Afro-Eurasia.
probainognathidnoun	(zoology) Any cynodont in the family Probainognathidae.
stegodontidnoun	(zoology) Any extinct elephant in the family Stegodontidae.
proboscis wormnoun	Any member of the phylum Nemertea of invertebrate animals.
pachydermnoun	(informal) An elephant.
mammothnoun	Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.