HyperDic: gomphotheriidae

English > 1 sense of the word Gomphotheriidae:
NOUNanimalGomphotheriidae, family Gomphotheriidaeelephants extinct since the Pleistocene
English > Gomphotheriidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningelephants extinct since the Pleistocene.
Synonymfamily Gomphotheriidae
Member ofProboscidea, order ProboscideaAn order of animals including elephants and mammoths
MembersGomphotherium, genus Gomphotheriumtype genus of the Gomphotheriidae
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals

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