Loxodonta

Loxodonta

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”) + Ancient Greek stem of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)

Proper noun

Loxodonta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – the African elephants.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus of elephants): Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis - species

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