African elephant

English

An African elephant

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Noun

African elephant (plural African elephants)

1. Either of two species of elephant, Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis, found in Africa.

Hypernyms

• elephant

Hyponyms

• (African Loxodonta species): African bush elephant, bush elephant; savanna elephant, African savannah elephant, Loxodonta africana; African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis

Translations

Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis found in Africa

• Finnish: afrikannorsu
• French: éléphant d’Afrique (fr)
• Icelandic: afríkufíll m
• Norwegian: afrikansk elefant m
• Portuguese: elefante africano m
• Romanian: elefant african m
• Russian: африка́нский слон m (afrikánskij slon)
• Spanish: elefante africano m