proboscidifera Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pro*bos`ci*dif"e*ra noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle.
  2. (Zoöl.) A subdivision of the tænioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.

Webster 1913