proboscidian

pro·bos·cid·i·an  (prb-sd-n) also pro·bos·ci·de·an (pr-bs-dn)

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 order Proboscidea.

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[From New Latin Proboscidea, order name, from Latin proboscis, proboscid-, proboscis; see proboscis.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

proboscidian - massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk proboscidean eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials order Proboscidea, Proboscidea - an order of animals including elephants and mammoths elephant - five-toed pachyderm mastodon, mastodont - extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth