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Descriptor English:
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Proboscidea Mammal
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Mamíferos Proboscídeos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Mamífero Proboscídeo
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Synonyms English:
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Mammal, Proboscidea
Mammals, Proboscidea
Proboscidea Mammals
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.833
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse the order Proboscidea with the Proboscidea plant genus (PEDALIACEAE).
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History Note English:
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2010; use ELEPHANTS 2003-2009
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53444
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Unique Identifier:
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D056662
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