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PROBOSCIDEAN
proboscidean, proboscidian
(noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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PARSEC
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
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