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Proboscidifera

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(1):

(n. pl.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle.

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(n. pl.) A subdivision of the taenioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proboscidifera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/proboscidifera.html. 1828.
 
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