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African elephant
[ af-ri-kuhn el-uh-fuhnt ]
/ ˈæf rɪ kən ˈɛl ə fənt /
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noun
an elephant of the genus Loxodonta, with two extant species, the larger African bush elephant and the African forest elephant, both found in sub-Saharan Africa and previously considered subspecies rather than genetically distinct: Compared to an Asian elephant, an African elephant is larger and has enormous ears, a rounder head, a trunk ending in two fingers rather than one, and conspicuous tusks occurring in both sexes.
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Origin of African elephant
First recorded in 1600–20
historical usage of African elephant
See Borneo elephant.
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How to use African elephant in a sentence
The African Elephant is a most "industrious digger," and grubs up innumerable roots as food.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard