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What is euelephas?

  • A genus of proboscidean mammals, of which the Asiatic elephant, Elephas or Euelephas indicus, is the type: distinguished from Loxodon, the African elephant, by the extremely deep, narrow intervals, completely filled with cement, between the ridges of the molar teeth: same as Elephas proper. See Loxodon and elephant.

    Um gênero de mamíferos proboscídeos, dos quais o elefante asiático, Elephas ou Euelephas indicus, é o tipo: distingue-se de Loxodon, o elefante africano, pelos intervalos extremamente profundos e estreitos, completamente preenchidos com cimento, entre as cristas dos dentes molares: o mesmo que Elephas propriamente dito. Veja Loxodon e elefante.

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