单词 | asian elephant |
释义 | > as lemmasAsian elephant Asian elephant n. an elephant native to India and South-east Asia, 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.Also called Asiatic elephant, Indian elephant. [Compare earlier Asiatic elephant n. at Asiatic adj. and n. Compounds.] ΚΠ 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 171 Onward the tiger and the leopard pants, With Asian elephants. 1973 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 4 25/2 The patient was a 9 year old Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus. He stood 7 feet at the shoulder and weighted approximately 5000 lbs. 2015 B. Shapiro How to clone Mammoth iii. 54 We now know, for example, that Asian elephants are more closely related to mammoths than are African elephants. < as lemmas |
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