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Loxodonta

noun

a genus of Elephantidae

• Syn: ↑genus Loxodonta

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Elephantidae, ↑family Elephantidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑African elephant, ↑Loxodonta africana

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lox- + -odonta

: a genus of Elephantidae comprising the African elephants and extinct related forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.