Proboscidea

Pro`bos`cid´e`a

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) An order of large mammals including the elephants and mastodons.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Proboscidea - in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants genus Proboscidea plant genus - a genus of plants family Pedaliaceae, Pedaliaceae, sesame family - the family of plants of order Polemoniales common devil's claw, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, elephant-tusk, Proboscidea louisianica, proboscis flower, ram's horn - annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak Martynia arenaria, Proboscidea arenaria, sand devil's claw - alternatively placed in genus Martynia Martynia fragrans, Proboscidea fragrans, sweet unicorn plant - a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
	2.	Proboscidea - an order of animals including elephants and mammoths order Proboscidea animal order - the order of animals Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials proboscidean, proboscidian - massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk Elephantidae, family Elephantidae - elephants family Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae, Mammutidae - extinct family: mastodons family Gomphotheriidae, Gomphotheriidae - elephants extinct since the Pleistocene