proboscidean, proboscidian
(noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proboscidian (not comparable)
(zoology) Pertaining to the Proboscidea.
proboscidian (plural proboscidians)
(zoology) One of the Proboscidea.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro`bos*cid"i*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to the Proboscidea.
– n.
Definition: One of the Proboscidea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 October 2024
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
