The elephant native to Africa, which is larger than the Indian elephant and has larger ears and a two-lipped trunk.
非洲象
Loxodonta africana, family Elephantidae
Example sentencesExamples
There were once more than 300 species within the family, known as proboscideans, but today only Asian elephants and African elephants still exist.
New DNA research reveals that woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern Asian elephants than to African elephants.
The extinct beasts are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants, the researchers found, and the three species diverged within a surprisingly short period of time.
The corruption scores were then measured against three well-surveyed components of biodiversity: African elephants, black rhinoceroses, and forest cover.
In the past three years researchers with the project have captured sounds from a variety of animals, including African elephants, rhinos, horses, chickens, and bottlenose dolphins.
Definition of African elephant in US English:
African elephant
nounˈafrəkən ˈeləfənt
The elephant native to Africa, which is larger than the Indian elephant and has larger ears and a two-lipped trunk.
非洲象
Loxodonta africana, family Elephantidae
Example sentencesExamples
New DNA research reveals that woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern Asian elephants than to African elephants.
In the past three years researchers with the project have captured sounds from a variety of animals, including African elephants, rhinos, horses, chickens, and bottlenose dolphins.
The extinct beasts are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants, the researchers found, and the three species diverged within a surprisingly short period of time.
The corruption scores were then measured against three well-surveyed components of biodiversity: African elephants, black rhinoceroses, and forest cover.
There were once more than 300 species within the family, known as proboscideans, but today only Asian elephants and African elephants still exist.