Associations to the word «Proboscidean»

Wiktionary

PROBOSCIDEAN, noun. Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants

Dictionary definition

PROBOSCIDEAN, noun. Massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley