Meanings
nounAfrican elephant (plural African elephants)
plural African elephants
- An elephant of the genus Loxodonta.
African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick.
2026 September 24, Victoria Gill, “Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2026, retrieved 24 Sep 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
Similar
Loxodonta africana
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali আফ্রিকান হাতি
- আফ্রিকান হাতি (aphrikan hati)Loxodonta species
Chinese Mandarin 非洲象
- 非洲象 (Fēizhōu xiàng)Loxodonta species
Estonian aafrika elevant
- aafrika elevantLoxodonta species
Finnish afrikannorsu
- afrikannorsuLoxodonta species
French éléphant d'Afrique
- éléphant d'AfriqueLoxodonta species
German afrikanischer Elefant
- afrikanischer ElefantLoxodonta species
Icelandic afríkufíll
- afríkufíllLoxodonta species
Japanese アフリカ象
- アフリカ象 (Afurika zō)Loxodonta species
Korean 아프리카코끼리
- 아프리카코끼리 (apeurikakokkiri)Loxodonta species
Norwegian afrikansk elefant
- afrikansk elefantLoxodonta species
Polish słoń afrykański
- słoń afrykańskiLoxodonta species
Portuguese elefante-africano
- elefante-africanoLoxodonta species
Romanian elefant african
- elefant africanLoxodonta species
Russian африка́нский слон
- африка́нский слон (afrikánskij slon)Loxodonta species
Spanish elefante africano
- elefante africanoLoxodonta species
Cite this entry
APA
African elephant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20elephant
MLA
“African elephant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20elephant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African elephant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20elephant.
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