Loxodonn.

/ˈlɒksədɒn/

Etymology: < modern Latin Loxodonta, plural (Cuvier), < Greek λοξός oblique + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth.

Zoology.

‘A sub-genus of elephants, so called from the rhomb-shaped discs of the worn molars’ (Ogilvie, 1882).

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African elephant1602

Loxodon1857

1857 Falconer in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 315 For this subgeneric group [of Elephants] the name of Loxodon, first indicated by Frederick Cuvier, has been adopted.

1857 Falconer in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 321 Two of the Loxodons,..have a ridge-formula which is identical or nearly so with that of Stegodon insignis.

1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xxii. 438 A remarkable dwarf species..has been discovered belonging, like the existing E. Africanus, to the group Loxodon.

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ˈloxodont n. (a) adj. Having teeth like those of an elephant belonging to the group Loxodon. (b) n. An elephant with this dentition. (In recent dictionaries.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	loxodon
释义	Loxodonn. /ˈlɒksədɒn/ Etymology: < modern Latin Loxodonta, plural (Cuvier), < Greek λοξός oblique + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth. Zoology. ‘A sub-genus of elephants, so called from the rhomb-shaped discs of the worn molars’ (Ogilvie, 1882). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > loxodonta africans (African elephant) African elephant1602 Loxodon1857 1857 Falconer in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 315 For this subgeneric group [of Elephants] the name of Loxodon, first indicated by Frederick Cuvier, has been adopted. 1857 Falconer in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 321 Two of the Loxodons,..have a ridge-formula which is identical or nearly so with that of Stegodon insignis. 1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xxii. 438 A remarkable dwarf species..has been discovered belonging, like the existing E. Africanus, to the group Loxodon. Derivatives Categories » ˈloxodont n. (a) adj. Having teeth like those of an elephant belonging to the group Loxodon. (b) n. An elephant with this dentition. (In recent dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1857
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