1. relating to or characteristic of elephants and their extinct relatives
Usage: zoological

1. a mammal of the order Proboscidea, including elephants and their extinct relatives
Usage: zoological

Examples

• The proboscidian fossils revealed new information about ancient elephant migration patterns.
• Mammoths were proboscidian creatures that lived during the Ice Age.
• The museum’s proboscidian exhibit featured skeletons of various elephant species.
• Scientists study proboscidian evolution to understand how modern elephants developed.
• The proboscidian family includes both living elephants and extinct mastodons.
• Researchers discovered proboscidian remains in the archaeological dig site.