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proboscidea

/ˌprɒb.əˈsɪd.i.ə/

Traduction: Terme taxonomique désignant soit un ordre de mammifères comprenant les éléphants et les mammouths, soit un genre de plantes à fleurs connues sous le nom de plantes à corne de licorne.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˌprɒb.əˈsɪd.i.ə/

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A taxonomic term referring either to an order of mammals that includes elephants and mammoths, or to a genus of flowering plants known as unicorn plants.

  • 🇫🇷Terme taxonomique désignant soit un ordre de mammifères comprenant les éléphants et les mammouths, soit un genre de plantes à fleurs connues sous le nom de plantes à corne de licorne.
  1. Taxonomic order of mammals C2 formal scientific

    An order of mammals characterized by having a trunk or proboscis, including elephants and their extinct relatives like mammoths and mastodons.

    • Proboscidea is the biological order that includes modern elephants.
    • Fossil remains of Proboscidea have been found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
    • The study of Proboscidea helps scientists understand mammalian evolution.

    🇫🇷Proboscidiens

  2. Genus of flowering plants C2 formal scientific

    A genus of flowering plants in the family Martyniaceae, commonly known as unicorn plants or devil's claws, native to the Americas.

    • Proboscidea species produce distinctive claw-shaped seed pods.
    • The unicorn plant, Proboscidea louisianica, is native to the southern United States.
    • Proboscidea flowers are adapted for pollination by bees.

    🇫🇷Proboscidée

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