Loxodonn.
/ˈlɒksədɒn/ 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.)
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