Sri Lankan elephant

[ sree lahng-kuhn eluh-fuhnt, lang-kuhn, shree ]

/ ˌsri ˈlɑŋ kən ˈɛl ə fənt, ˈlæŋ kən, ˌʃri /

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noun

the largest Asian elephant subspecies (Elephas maximus maximus), native to Sri Lanka and classified as endangered: compared to its related subspecies, it has darker skin, with greater areas of depigmentation, and is more likely to belong to a herd in which tuskless males are common.

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Origin of Sri Lankan elephant

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby Sri Lankan elephant

SRF, sri, SRIF, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan elephant, Srinagar, sriracha, Śri-Vaishnavism, SRN, sRNA

How to use Sri Lankan elephant in a sentence

Marcel the elephant takes readers on a journey through his life, recounting his memories full of travel and adventure.
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This video, shot in Zambia, shows a young elephant being attacked by a pride of 14 lions.
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By 1998, their star elephant, Kenny, became ill and was ordered not to perform by a circus veterinarian.
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The gentle, erudite soul within a body the public considered an oddity is the contrast at the heart of “The Elephant Man.”
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The female elephant killed by our hunters at this time was a comparatively small one.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The elephant ran straight on and went right through the whole party, but came near no one.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The elephant did not follow, but the hunters, having discovered her retreat, were not slow to follow and attack her.
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But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
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Suddenly the Elephant trumpeted aloud as though men had goaded him.
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