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proboscidio . ( Of proboscis ). 1. adj. Zool. It is said the mammals with prehensile trunk formed by welding the nose with the upper lip, and five fingers in the limbs, over each of them in a small hoof and enshrined in a fleshy mass; e.g., the elephant. U t. c. s. 2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.