Proboscidea
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek πρό (pro, “in front”) + βόσκω (boskō, “to feed”).
[edit] Proper noun
Proboscidea
- a taxonomic order, within subclass Placentalia - the elephants
[edit] Hyponyms
- families
- Elephantidae
- Mammutidae (extinct)
- Moeritheriidae (extinct)
- Gomphotheriidae (extinct)
