Noun: proboscidean ,prow-bu'si-dee-un
- Massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
"Elephants are the only living proboscideans";
- proboscidian
Derived forms: proboscideans
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
Part of: order Proboscidea, Proboscidea
Encyclopedia: Proboscidean