Definition
A taxonomic family name referring to animals without a proboscis (a nose-like or trunk-like appendage).
Etymology
From Greek 'e-' meaning 'without', 'pro-' meaning 'before', 'boskis' meaning 'food', and '-idea' the suffix for family classification in zoology.
Kelly Says
Scientists discovered that some animals once classified together actually had nothing in common—so taxonomists had to name negative groups to show what they *didn't* have, which is hilariously backwards but scientifically necessary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
BNবাংলা
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
CACatalà
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
CSČeština
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
DADansk
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
DEDeutsch
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
ELΕλληνικά
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
ESEspañol
probóscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
FAفارسی
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
FISuomi
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
FRFrançais
proboscidés
pro-bo-si-de
GUGU
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
HAHA
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
HEעברית
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
HUMagyar
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
IGIG
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
ITItaliano
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
KKKK
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
KMKM
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
MRMR
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
MYမြန်မာ
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
NLNederlands
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
NONorsk
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
PAPA
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
PLPolski
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
PTPortuguês
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
RORomână
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
RUРусский
Хоботные
kho-bot-nye
SVSvenska
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
SWKiswahili
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
TAதமிழ்
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
TEతెలుగు
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
TLTL
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
TRTürkçe
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
UKУкраїнська
Хоботові
kho-bo-to-vi
URاردو
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
VITiếng Việt
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
YOYO
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a
ZUZU
Proboscidea
pro-bo-si-dee-a