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GENUS LOXODONTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Loxodonta mean?
• GENUS LOXODONTA (noun)
The noun GENUS LOXODONTA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Elephantidae
Familiarity information: GENUS LOXODONTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Elephantidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Loxodonta; Loxodonta
Hypernyms ("genus Loxodonta" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Loxodonta"):
African elephant; Loxodonta africana (an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks)
Holonyms ("genus Loxodonta" is a member of...):
Elephantidae; family Elephantidae (elephants)
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