Elephantinae

Japanese: Elephantinae
Elephantinae

…In the broad sense, it is a general term for mammals belonging to the order Proboscidea, but in the narrow sense, it refers only to animals belonging to the subfamily Elephantinae in the order Proboscidea. In the narrow sense, an elephant has long cheek teeth with high crowns, no incisors on the lower jaw, and a high and short skull.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Elephantinae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…広義には長鼻目Proboscideaに属する哺乳類の総称であるが,狭義には長鼻目ゾウ科ゾウ亜科Elephantinaeに属する動物のみを指す。 狭義のゾウは頰歯(きようし)が歯冠部の高い長歯で,下あごに切歯がなく,頭骨が高く短い。…

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