pro|bos|cid|e|an

pro|bos|cid|e|an
pro|bos|cid|e|an or pro|bos|cid|i|an «PROH buh SIHD ee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. belonging to or having to do with the order consisting of the elephants, and similar animals now extinct.
2. a) having a proboscis. b) having to do with or like a proboscis.
–n.
an elephant, mammoth, or the like.
[< New Latin Proboscidea the order name (< Latin proboscis, -idis proboscis) + English -an]

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  • pro|bos|cid|i|an — pro|bos|cid|e|an or pro|bos|cid|i|an «PROH buh SIHD ee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. belonging to or having to do with the order consisting of the elephants, and similar animals now extinct. 2. a) having a proboscis. b) having to do with or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • bos — am·bos; ana·la·bos; bal·a·bos; ba·la·bos·ta; bi·bos; bos·cage; bos·jes·man; bos·ker; bos·ket; bos·kop; bos·kop·oid; bos·mi·na; bos·ni·ac; bos·omed; bos·omy; bos·on; bos·po·ran; bos·po·ran·ic; bos·po·rus; bos·se·lat·ed; bos·set; bos·si;… …   English syllables

  • cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… …   English syllables

  • proboscidea — pro·bos·cid·ea …   English syllables

  • proboscidial — pro·bos·cid·i·al …   English syllables

  • proboscidian — pro·bos·cid·i·an …   English syllables

  • proboscidean — pro•bos•cid•e•an or pro•bos•cid•i•an [[t]ˌproʊ bəˈsɪd i ən, bɒ , proʊˌbɒs ɪˈdi ən[/t]] adj. 1) bio belonging or pertaining to the Proboscidea, an order of massive tusked mammals with a flexible trunk and columnar legs, comprising the elephant and …   From formal English to slang

  • proboscidian — pro·bos·cid·i·an (prō bə sĭdʹē ən) also pro·bos·ci·de·an (prō bŏs ĭ dēʹən) n. A mammal of the order Proboscidea, such as the elephant or its extinct relatives, having a long trunk, large tusks, and a massive body. adj. Of or belonging to the… …   Universalium

  • proboscidiform — pro·bos·cid·i·form …   English syllables

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