Elephantidae

Translingual

Etymology

Elephas +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Elephantidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – elephants.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Atlantogenata – magnorder; Afrotheria – superorder; Proboscidea – order

Hyponyms

(family): Elephantinae – sole extant subfamily
- Elephas, Loxodonta – extant 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