Elephantidae

Translingual

Loxodonta cyclotis

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Elephantidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – the elephants.

Hypernyms

• (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Therapsida - order; Theriodontia - clade; Cynodontia - suborder;  - infraorder; Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Loxodonta, Elephas (genera)
  • †, Mammuthus, †, Palaeoloxodon, †, †, †, †, †, † (extinct genera)

Translations

taxonomic family

• Greek: ελεφαντίδες f pl (elefantídes)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swahili: familia ya tembo

References

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