"African elephant" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-African elephant.oga [US] Forms: African elephants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} African elephant (plural African elephants)
  1. Either of two species of elephant, Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis, found in Africa. Wikipedia link: African elephant Categories (lifeform): Elephants Hypernyms: elephant Hyponyms (African Loxodonta species): African bush elephant, bush elephant, savanna elephant, African savannah elephant, Loxodonta africana, African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis Translations (Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis found in Africa): afrikannorsu (Finnish), éléphant d’Afrique (French), afríkufíll [masculine] (Icelandic), afrikansk elefant [masculine] (Norwegian), elefante africano [masculine] (Portuguese), elefant african [masculine] (Romanian), африка́нский слон (afrikánskij slon) [masculine] (Russian), elefante africano [masculine] (Spanish)

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