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noun
Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; an elephant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: proboscidian
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Broader terms: placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
Narrower terms: elephant, mastodon, mastodont
History
Proboscidea + -an
