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Ivory Labyrinth: Elephantine Terminology Explored
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  • 1. Artisanal creation from elephant tusks, often contested ethically
  • 2. Term describing 'true elephants' in discrepancy with extinct relatives
  • 3. Order name derived from Greek for 'trunk bearer' including elephants
  • 5. Scientific suffix used occasionally in taxonomy linked to extinct elephant kin
  • 6. Rare term for ivory-derived musical instruments linked historically to elephants
  • 10. Member of the family Elephantidae, encompassing all living elephants
  • 11. Cryptic allusion to elephant sensory complexity and trunk dexterity
  • 15. Having ridged teeth, typical of elephant dentition for chewing foliage
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  • 4. Resembling teeth adapted for grinding vegetation in elephants
  • 7. Condition of bone thickening seen in prehistoric proboscideans
  • 8. Resembling the distinctive elongated proboscis of the largest land mammal
  • 9. Reference to famed anatomist who detailed elephant physiology extensively
  • 12. Subfamily classification within elephant-related proboscideans
  • 13. Mythical figure lending name to oldest known elephant bones in paleontology
  • 14. Rare genus name denoting ancient elephant fossils found in central Africa
  • 16. Old grouping term denoting thick-skinned mammals including elephants
  • 17. Describing an elephant characterized by prominent ivory extensions

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