proboscidean, proboscidian
(noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proboscidean (plural proboscideans)
Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro`bos*cid"e*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Proboscidian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
