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A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm.
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Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.
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India. India also has the largest elephants, whose teeth are supposed to be of ivory; the Indians use them in war with turrets (howdahs) set on them. Two species of elephant, the African and the smaller Indian. The chaste elephant and his wife represent Adam and Eve in the time of their innocence.
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five-toed pachyderm
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a mammal and so is a whale
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a pachyderm with five toes and a long trunk
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a very big pachyderm
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a very large mammal with a trunk, ivory tusks, and thick skin
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a very large terrestrial mammal , related to the ungulates
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(aka "Bunny") - A guy takes everything out of his pockets, pulls his pockets out so it looks like a pair of ears, then unzips, pulls out his trunk, and has a girl suck away. - Uncle Patty, Brooklyn
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Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). Other species have become extinct since the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago.
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