Organisms

Proboscidea Mammal

An order of MAMMALS that feeds using their trunks. It contains one family, the Elephantidae, comprised of two living genera of ELEPHANTS plus the extinct MAMMOTHS and MASTODONS.

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An order of MAMMALS that feeds using their trunks. It contains one family, the Elephantidae, comprised of two living genera of ELEPHANTS plus the extinct MAMMOTHS and MASTODONS.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Mammal, Proboscidea
  • Mammals, Proboscidea
  • Proboscidea Mammals

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse the order Proboscidea with the Proboscidea plant genus (PEDALIACEAE).

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History Note

2010; use ELEPHANTS 2003-2009

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.250w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proboscidea Mammal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056662. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056662
  2. Proboscidea Mammal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proboscidea
  3. Proboscidea Mammal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26308