长鼻目

長鼻目

chángbímù

noun

Meanings

1 order Proboscidea (elephants and their extinct relatives, including mammoths)

Characters

order (taxonomy)

Examples

大象属于长鼻目。

Dàxiàng shǔyú chángbímù.

Elephants belong to the order Proboscidea.

猛犸象是已经灭绝的长鼻目动物。

Měngmǎxiàng shì yǐjīng mièjué de chángbímù dòngwù.

Mammoths are extinct members of the order Proboscidea.

Tips

memory

长鼻 = 'long nose' — a perfectly descriptive name for the order whose hallmark is the trunk. 目 (mù) is the taxonomic 'order' rank in biology.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

鼻 bí

目 mù