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PRONUNCIATION OF PROBOSCIDEAN

proboscidean  [ˌprəʊbɒˈsɪdɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROBOSCIDEAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proboscidean can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES PROBOSCIDEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

proboscidean

Proboscidea

The Proboscidea are a taxonomic order containing one living family, Elephantidae, and several extinct families. This order, first described by J. Illiger in 1811, encompasses the trunked mammals. Later proboscideans are distinguished by tusks and long, muscular trunks; these features are less developed or absent in early proboscideans. The earliest known proboscidean is Eritherium, followed by Phosphatherium, a small animal about the size of a fox. These both date from late Paleocene deposits of Morocco. Woolly mammoth and American mastodon Proboscideans diversified during the Eocene and early Oligocene. Several primitive families from these epochs have been described, including Numidotheriidae, Moeritheriidae, and Barytheriidae in Africa, and Anthracobunidae from the Indian subcontinent. These were followed by the earliest Deinotheriidae, or "hoe tuskers", which thrived during the Miocene and into the early Quaternary.

Definition of proboscidean in the English dictionary

The definition of proboscidean in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Proboscidea, an order of massive herbivorous placental mammals having tusks and a long trunk: contains the elephants. Other definition of proboscidean is any proboscidean animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROBOSCIDEAN


Acadian
əˈkeɪdɪən
ascidian
əˈsɪdɪən
Barbadian
bɑːˈbeɪdɪən
Canadian
kəˈneɪdɪən
circadian
sɜːˈkeɪdɪən
Dravidian
drəˈvɪdɪən
Euclidean
juːˈklɪdɪən
Floridian
flɒˈrɪdɪən
French-Canadian
ˌfrɛntʃkəˈneɪdɪən
Freudian
ˈfrɔɪdɪən
Gideon
ˈɡɪdɪən
Grenadian
ɡrɛˈneɪdɪən
meridian
məˈrɪdɪən
obsidian
ɒbˈsɪdɪən
ophidian
əʊˈfɪdɪən
paradoxidian
ˌpærədɒkˈsɪdɪən
proboscidian
ˌprəʊbɒˈsɪdɪən
radian
ˈreɪdɪən
stasidion
stəˈsɪdɪən
viridian
vɪˈrɪdɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROBOSCIDEAN

probiotic
probit
probity
problem
problem area
problem page
problem-free
problem-solving
problematic
problematical
problematically
problematics
problemist
probocides
proboscides
proboscidian
proboscis
proboscis monkey
probouleutic
probusiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROBOSCIDEAN

acaridean
Andean
asteroidean
Cape Verdean
caryatidean
cestoidean
crinoidean
cystidean
Danaidean
dean
floridean
glottidean
Hebridean
Hesperidean
hyoidean
jaspidean
Maimonidean
percoidean
proglottidean
Thucydidean

Synonyms and antonyms of proboscidean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proboscidean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROBOSCIDEAN

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Translator English - Chinese

长鼻类
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proboscidio
570 millions of speakers

English

proboscidean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूंड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

proboscidean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

proboscidean
278 millions of speakers

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proboscidean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proboscidean
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proboscidien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proboscidean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rüsselförmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長鼻類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

proboscidean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proboscidean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có vòi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

proboscidean
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वसनक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Proboscidea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proboscidean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trąbowca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

proboscidean
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proboscidean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proboscidean
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proboscidean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proboscidean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proboscidean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proboscidean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROBOSCIDEAN»

The term «proboscidean» is used very little and occupies the 163.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROBOSCIDEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proboscidean

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROBOSCIDEAN»

Discover the use of proboscidean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proboscidean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proboscidean and Paleoindian Interactions
With intriguing glimpses of Paleoindian and Proboscidean interactions throughout the New World, this work turns to the studies that provide the methods and findings for a more expanded view of generalised and species-specific proboscidean ...
John W. Fox, Calvin B. Smith, Kenneth T. Wilkins, 1992
2
Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
We identify the three fossil sites as the proboscidean locality (called the mastodon locality in engineering reports), locality 1, and locality 2. The proboscidean locality, first recognized by construction personnel, was situated in trench FT-5 of ...
David D. Gillette, 1999
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Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Terrestrial ...
Proboscidean diversity rebounded somewhat in the Pliocene with the appearance of Stegomastodon and Cnvieronius. but proboscideans remained a relatively small component of the North American fauna until the Pleistocene with the ...
Christine Marie Janis, Kathleen Marie Scott, Louis L. Jacobs, 1998
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Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in ...
William J. Sanders Abstract Paleontological fieldwork between 1998–2005 by the Eyasi Plateau Expedition at Laetoli and nearby sites produced a large collection of proboscidean fossils from the early to mid Pliocene Lower and Upper ...
Terry Harrison, 2011
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Mammoths, Mastodonts, and Elephants: Biology, Behavior and ...
The main task here is to determine whether or not the fossil record preserves unambiguous evidence that climatic changes can account for proboscidean die- outs and extinction at the end of the Pleistocene. One complicating factor affecting ...
Gary Haynes, 1993
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The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of ...
Phosphatherium escuilliei, the earliest and most primitive known proboscidean from the Ypresian of the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco. (A) Skull (left lateral view ; Gheer- brant et al. (in press). (B) Holotype, left maxilla with M2, Ml, P4, P3 in ...
Kenneth D. Rose, J. David Archibald, 2005
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Science
It now seems that the true mastodons may be traced back to the species Palwomastodon beadnelli Andrews, living along an ancient river corresponding to the Nile, in company with a primitive long-jawed proboscidean to which Andrews ...
‎1922
8
Fossils of the Carpathian Region
Their extinction was caused partly by changes in climate, environmental changes , and damage caused by human activity. H. F. Osborn, a famous American paleontologist, distinguished 352 proboscidean species, 350 of which have already ...
István Főzy, István Szente, Gareth Dyke, 2013
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University of California Publications. Bulletin of the ...
In the Thousand Creek Beds proboscidean remains are not uncommon, though nearly always scattered or badly fractured. A proboscidean jaw with a portion of the skull (pl. 33) found by Miss Alexander in the beds at Thousand Creek was the  ...
University of California (1868-1952), 1911
10
Compilation report of mammoth and mastodons
The Teeth of Proboscidean are quite distinctive. They are composed of a set of thin enamel plates that are cemented together. These cemented plates make a very tall strong, wear resistant tooth. After a tooth erupts from the gum, the mammoth ...
LeAnn Rathbone

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROBOSCIDEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proboscidean is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Making of California's Mini-Mammoths
Step by step, its trunk held high, the towering proboscidean walks into the waves until its feet no longer touch the bottom. One, two, three, kick, ... «National Geographic, Jun 15»
2
New study reveals competition and replacement between two …
Protanancus is a shovel-tusked proboscidean with elongated mandibular symphysis and flattened lower tusks, similar to the well-known ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
3
Granite Geek: Will The Mastodon Become New Hampshire's Official …
... and there will be huddled discussions in the corner about different types of members of the order Proboscidean, which is what these all are. «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jan 15»
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Our Most Popular Science Image Galleries of 2014
This image shows an encounter between the giant shark Carcharocles (jaw diameter estimated at 11 feet) and a medium-sized proboscidean, ... «Wired, Jan 15»
5
What doomed the American mastodon? Was it over overkill or …
The mastodon belongs to the same Proboscidean family as the woolly mammoth, but the two species differ greatly in their diets and preferred ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
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'Mammoths and 'Mastodons' at Cleveland Museum of Natural …
A station in the exhibition called the Proboscidean Family Tree should prove to be a good visual for people wanting a better understanding of ... «News-Herald.com, Nov 14»
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When Science Looks Seriously At A...Star Wars Planet
One might be so naïve, even, to think that a bantha is merely a proboscidean in hairy disguise, but drive such thoughts from your rickety ... «Kotaku, Jul 14»
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Ancient elephant-like creature may have been hunted by continent's …
According to the University of California Museum of Paleontology, gomphotheres were large proboscidean mammals that had global ... «Science Recorder, Jul 14»
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Baby mammoth wonder will unleash your inner child
And a row of scientifically accurate Proboscidean heads (in evolutionary order) runs along the wall, including Phiomia), a small-trunked animal ... «New Scientist, May 14»
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Traces Of The Prehistoric Past: Fossilized Tracks At White Sands …
The trace fossil assemblage is dominated by proboscidean (mammoth) footprints along with associated camelid (camel-like), undetermined ... «National Parks Traveler, Feb 14»

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