Asian elephant

noun

An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.

Meanings

nounAsian elephant (plural Asian elephants)

plural Asian elephants

  1. An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.

    Synonyms: Asiatic elephant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞洲象 /亚洲象
  • 亞洲象 /亚洲象 (yàzhōuxiàng)an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Finnish aasiannorsu
  • aasiannorsuan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
French éléphant d'Asie
  • éléphant d'Asiean elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
German Asiatischer Elefant
  • Asiatischer Elefantan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Hungarian ázsiai elefánt
  • ázsiai elefántan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Icelandic asíufíll
  • asíufíllan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Japanese アジア象
  • アジア象 (Ajia zō)an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Korean 아시아코끼리
  • 아시아코끼리 (asiakokkiri)an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Polish słoń indyjski
  • słoń indyjskian elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Portuguese elefante-asiático
  • elefante-asiáticoan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Russian азиа́тский слон, инди́йский слон
  • азиа́тский слон (aziátskij slon)an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
  • инди́йский слон (indíjskij slon)an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Spanish elefante asiático
  • elefante asiáticoan elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Asian elephant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20elephant

MLA

“Asian elephant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20elephant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asian elephant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20elephant.

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