Defn: Proboscidate.
PROBOSCIDIAN
Pro`bos*cid"i*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the Proboscidea.
— n.
Defn: One of the Proboscidea.
PROBOSCIDIFERA
Pro*bos`ci*dif"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: A subdivision of the tænioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.
PROBOSCIDIFORM
Pro`bos*cid"i*form a.