"she-elephant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: she-elephants [plural]
Etymology: From she- + elephant. Etymology templates: {{af|en|she-|elephant}} she- + elephant Head templates: {{en-noun|head=she-elephant}} she-elephant (plural she-elephants)
  1. A female elephant. Categories (lifeform): Elephants, Female animals Synonyms: female elephant, cow elephant Coordinate_terms: he-elephant, male elephant, bull elephant
    Sense id: en-she-elephant-en-noun-iFU8Licq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with she-

Inflected forms

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