Elephants

"Elephants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.

Descriptor ID	D004606
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.649.833.249
Concept/Terms	Elephants Elephants Elephant African Elephants African Elephants African Elephant Elephant, African Elephants, African Loxodonta Asiatic Elephants Asiatic Elephants Asiatic Elephant Elephant, Asiatic Elephants, Asiatic Elephas maximus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Mammals [B01.050.150.900.649]
Proboscidea Mammal [B01.050.150.900.649.833]
Elephants [B01.050.150.900.649.833.249]

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