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词汇 Proboscidea
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Definition of Proboscidea in English:

Proboscidea

plural noun ˌprɒbəˈsɪdɪəˌprōbəˈsidēə
Zoology
  • An order of large mammals that comprises the elephants and their extinct relatives. They are distinguished by the possession of a trunk and tusks.

    〔动〕长鼻目动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A member of the Proboscidea family (like its cousin the Wooly Mammoth), the mastodon stood almost ten feet tall and weighed in at roughly five tons - surely a big beast by any measure.
    • We now think that their resemblance to members of those groups is a result of convergent adaptation for eating ants, and that their real affinities lie with the Sirenia, Hyracoidea, and Proboscidea.
    • The bones belong to an animal in the order Proboscidea - large mammals with trunks - the same order that includes living elephants.
    • A woolly mammoth is one of several types of mammoths in the genus Mammuthus within the order Proboscidea.
    • With such a rich fossil record and such a recent American extinction, it is natural to consider restarting New World evolution of the Proboscidea with whatever taxa of elephants are left.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from proboscis.

Definition of Proboscidea in US English:

Proboscidea

plural nounˌprōbəˈsidēə
Zoology
  • An order of large mammals that comprises the elephants and their extinct relatives. They are distinguished by the possession of a trunk and tusks.

    〔动〕长鼻目动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We now think that their resemblance to members of those groups is a result of convergent adaptation for eating ants, and that their real affinities lie with the Sirenia, Hyracoidea, and Proboscidea.
    • A woolly mammoth is one of several types of mammoths in the genus Mammuthus within the order Proboscidea.
    • With such a rich fossil record and such a recent American extinction, it is natural to consider restarting New World evolution of the Proboscidea with whatever taxa of elephants are left.
    • The bones belong to an animal in the order Proboscidea - large mammals with trunks - the same order that includes living elephants.
    • A member of the Proboscidea family (like its cousin the Wooly Mammoth), the mastodon stood almost ten feet tall and weighed in at roughly five tons - surely a big beast by any measure.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from proboscis.

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