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Elephant

A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a 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.

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Allegory 76% connected

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Emblem 76% connected

Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

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Pachyderm 76% connected

One of the Pachydermata.

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Proboscidean 76% connected

Proboscidian.

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Proboscidian 76% connected

Pertaining to the Proboscidea.

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Mammoth 76% connected

An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The l…

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Proboscis 70% connected

A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or connected with the mouth, of various animals, and generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a…

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Tusk 70% connected

Same as Torsk.

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sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

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primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

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Asian horseshoe crab noun · 86% connection

horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia

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Cnidarian noun · 86% connection

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Diapsid noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsid reptile noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsida noun · 86% connection

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Eurypterid noun · 86% connection

large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs

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Eutherian noun · 86% connection

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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Eutherian mammal noun · 86% connection

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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Agnomen noun · 78% connection

An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.

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Amboyna wood unknown · 78% connection

A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.

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Angola pea unknown · 78% connection

A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeo…

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Biology noun · 78% connection

The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of…

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Bittern adjective · 78% connection

A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

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Ceratodus noun · 78% connection

A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discov…

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Crinoidea n. pl. · 78% connection

A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct families and genera, but comparatively few living ones. Most of the fossil…

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Crocodile noun · 78% connection

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

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Crossopterygian noun · 78% connection

any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form

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Cyathophylloid noun · 78% connection

A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rug…

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Dal noun · 78% connection

Split pulse, esp. of Cajanus Indicus.

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Diptera n. pl. · 78% connection

An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctori…

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