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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Proboscidifera \Pro*bos`ci*dif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See
{Proboscis}, and {-ferous}.]
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1. (Zool.) 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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2. (Zool.) A subdivision of the t[ae]nioglossate gastropods,
including the fig-shells ({Pyrula}), the helmet shells
({Cassis}), the tritons, and allied genera.
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