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Noun proboscidea has 2 senses
  1. Proboscidea, genus Proboscidea - in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
    --1 is a kind of plant genus
    --1 is a member of Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family
    --1 has members:
     common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica; sand devil's claw, Proboscidea arenaria, Martynia arenaria; sweet unicorn plant, Proboscidea fragrans, Martynia fragrans
  2. Proboscidea, order Proboscidea - an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
    --2 is a kind of animal order
    --2 is a member of Eutheria, subclass Eutheria
    --2 has members:
     proboscidean, proboscidian; Elephantidae, family Elephantidae; Mammutidae, family Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae; Gomphotheriidae, family Gomphotheriidae
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