ELEPHAS MAXIMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elephas maximus mean? 

• ELEPHAS MAXIMUS (noun)
  The noun ELEPHAS MAXIMUS has 1 sense:

1. Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male

  Familiarity information: ELEPHAS MAXIMUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• ELEPHAS MAXIMUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Elephas maximus; Indian elephant

Hypernyms ("Elephas maximus" is a kind of...):

elephant (five-toed pachyderm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Elephas maximus"):

white elephant (albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia)

Holonyms ("Elephas maximus" is a member of...):

Elephas; genus Elephas (type genus of the family Elephantidae)