Associations to the word «Proboscidea»

Wiktionary

PROBOSCIDEA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the clade Paenungulata   — the elephants.
PROBOSCIDEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Martyniaceae   — certain New World flowering plants.

Dictionary definition

PROBOSCIDEA, noun. In some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants.
PROBOSCIDEA, noun. An order of animals including elephants and mammoths.

Wise words

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