proboscidea

Proboscidea

Pro`bos*cid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Proboscis.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.
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proboscidea

noun
1. in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants 
2. an order of animals including elephants and mammoths 
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