"straight-tusked elephant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: straight-tusked elephants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straight-tusked elephant (plural straight-tusked elephants)
  1. An elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene. Wikipedia link: straight-tusked elephant Categories (lifeform): Elephants
    Sense id: en-straight-tusked_elephant-en-noun-WkmEP9nM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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