Elephantidae

Translingual

Loxodonta cyclotis

Etymology

From Elephas (“Asian elephant genus”) +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Elephantidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – elephants and kin.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order

Hyponyms

(family): Loxodonta, Elephas (genera)
- †Anancus, Mammuthus, †Morrillia, Palaeoloxodon, †Paratetralophodon, †Primelephas, †Stegodibelodon, †Stegoloxodon, †Stegotetrabelodon, †Tetralophodon (extinct genera)

Translations

taxonomic family

Greek: ελεφαντίδες f pl (elefantídes)
Swahili: familia ya tembo

References

Elephantidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elephantidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Elephantidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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