| 单词 | indian elephant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian elephant Indian elephant n. the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, which is distinguished from the larger African elephant by its smaller ears, one-fingered trunk, and two-domed forehead, and is widely domesticated.The name Indian elephant is sometimes restricted to the widespread subspecies E. m. indicus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > elephas maximus (Indian elephant) elephant1340 Indian elephant1555 white elephant1555 1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 355 Of the Indian elephantes, only the males haue tuskes. But of them of Ethiopia and Lybia, both kyndes are tusked. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 192 The Indian Elephants are greatest, strongest, and tallest. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Meleager & Atalanta 28 For Tusks with Indian Elephants he [sc. the boar] strove. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals vi. 167 The Indian elephant is known sometimes to weep. 1937 Life 12 Apr. 34/2 The Indian elephant, unlike the African, is easily tamed... In captivity they live to be about 80 years old. 2001 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 29 1098/1 Rajaji National Park.., Corbett Tiger Reserve, and the adjoining forests include the northwestern Indian elephant population (approx. 1,000 elephants). < as lemmas |
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