Sumatran elephant

[ soo-mah-truhn el-uh-fuhnt ]

/ sʊˈmɑ trən ˈɛl ə fənt /

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noun

an Asian elephant subspecies (Elephas maximus sumatranus), native to Sumatra and classified as critically endangered: compared to its related subspecies, it has lighter skin, with less depigmentation.

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Origin of Sumatran elephant

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby Sumatran elephant

sumach, sum and substance, Sumatra, Sumatra camphor, Sumatran, Sumatran elephant, sumatriptan, Sumba, Sumbawa, Sumer, Sumerian

How to use Sumatran elephant in a sentence

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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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Suddenly the Elephant trumpeted aloud as though men had goaded him.
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