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单词 african bush elephant
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African bush elephant

or bush el·e·phant

[ af-ri-kuhn boosh-el-uh-fuhnt ]
/ ˈæf rɪ kən ˈbʊʃ ˌɛl ə fənt /

noun

the African elephant species Loxodonta africana, the world’s largest and heaviest land animal, found in herds throughout various environments of sub-Saharan Africa, and noted for its long, upward-curving tusks, characteristically different from the straighter, more downward-pointing tusks of the African forest elephant: due mostly to poaching, the African bush elephant’s conservation status is vulnerable.
Also called Af·ri·can sa·van·nah el·e·phant .
See also desert elephant.

Origin of African bush elephant

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby African bush elephant

African, Africana, African American, African American English, African American Vernacular English, African bush elephant, African-Canadian, African cherry-orange, African daisy, African dominoes, African elephant
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