Concept information
Preferred term
Proboscidea Mammal
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- do not confuse the order Proboscidea with the Proboscidea plant genus (PEDALIACEAE).
Scope note
- An order of MAMMALS that feeds using their trunks. It contains one family, the Elephantidae, comprised of two living genera of ELEPHANTS plus the extinct MAMMOTHS and MASTODONS.
History note
- 2010; use ELEPHANTS 2003-2009
In other languages
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Finnish
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norsueläinten lahko
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norsujen lahko
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D056662
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