proboscidean

As nouns the difference between terms and proboscidean

is that terms is while proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants.

As nouns the difference between proboscidian and proboscidean

is that proboscidian is (zoology) one of the proboscidea while proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants.

As an adjective proboscidian

is (zoology) pertaining to the proboscidea.

As nouns the difference between elephant and proboscidean

is that elephant is a mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw while proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants.

As nouns the difference between trunk and proboscidean

is that trunk is drink while proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants.

As a proper noun proboscidea

is .

As a noun proboscidean is

any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants.

As nouns the difference between mammal and proboscidean

is that mammal is an animal of the class mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young while proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants.

As an adjective herbivorous

is feeding chiefly on plants.

As a noun proboscidean is

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

As nouns the difference between proboscidean and gomphothere

is that proboscidean is any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order proboscidea , that have a trunk; the elephants while gomphothere is any of the extinct proboscideans of the family gomphotheriidae, that lived in north america and eurasia during the miocene and pliocene (12—16 million years ago), and latterly also in south america (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).