Elephantidae
plural noun
El·e·phan·ti·dae
ˌeləˈfantəˌdē
: a family of bulky mammals (order Proboscidea) comprising the recent elephants and related extinct forms (such as the mammoths) that differ from these chiefly in respect to their dentition and in former classifications including also the mastodons
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Elephant-, Elephas, type genus + -idae