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INDIAN ELEPHANT

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male

Synonyms:

Elephas maximus; Indian elephant

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Indian elephant" is a kind of...):

elephant (five-toed pachyderm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Indian elephant"):

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

Holonyms ("Indian elephant" is a member of...):

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

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