African bush elephant

American  

[af-ri-kuhn boosh el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈæf rɪ kən ˈbʊʃ ˌɛl ə fənt /

Or bush elephant

noun

1. the African elephant species Loxodonta africana, the world’s largest and heaviest land animal, found in herds throughout various environments of sub-Saharan Africa, and noted for its long, upward-curving tusks, characteristically different from the straighter, more downward-pointing tusks of the African forest elephant: due mostly to poaching, the African bush elephant’s conservation status is vulnerable.

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Etymology

Origin of African bush elephant

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The ultimate of these ‘multi-part’ models is the big bull African bush elephant produced in 1981.

From Scientific American • Aug. 26, 2017

For nearly 50 years, Emmet had pride of place where today stands an African bush elephant.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2016