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African vs. Indian elephant

African

[af-ri-kuhn] / ˈæf rɪ kən /

adjective

of or from Africa; belonging to the Black peoples of Africa.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Africa.
(loosely) a Black person or other person of African ancestry.

Indian elephant

[in-dee-uhn el-uh-fuhnt] / ˈɪn di ən ˈɛl ə fənt /

noun

the most widely distributed Asian elephant subspecies (Elephas maximus indicus ), inhabiting the grasslands and forests of mainland Asia, mostly throughout Southeast Asia, and classified as endangered: although its habitat is well spread out, its population has declined by more than half within the past 100 years, and poaching for tusks continues to be a serious threat.