proboscidean

Questions about proboscidean

What does proboscidean mean?

proboscidean means "massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk".

How many syllables are in proboscidean?

proboscidean has 5 syllables and divides as pro-bo-sci-de-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for proboscidean?

Close synonyms include proboscidian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is proboscidean a common word?

proboscidean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.