proboscidea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
    genus Proboscidea.
  2. noun an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
    order Proboscidea.

WordNet

Pro`bos*cid"e*a noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Proboscis.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of large mammal including the elephants and mastodons.

Webster 1913