parallel-fluted

Updated: May 21, 2025

Constant differences between the Asiatic and African elephants have established them into separate species. The enamel of the grinders is so placed in the latter, as to form lozenges; and in the former, parallel-fluted ribbons. The ears of the African animal are much larger, and the shape of his forehead is more convex.

Mrs. R. Lee - Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals