Elephas maximus

Translingual

Elephas maximus

Etymology

Latin maximus, very large, largest

Proper noun

Elephas maximus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Elephantidae – the Asian elephant.

Hypernyms

• (species): Proboscidea - order; Elephantiformes - suborder; Elephantoidea - superfamily; Elephantidae - family; Elephantinae - subfamily; Elephantini - tribe; Elephantina - subtribe; Elephas - genus

See also

• Loxodonta africana

References

• Elephas maximus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elephas maximus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Elephas maximus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia