Meanings
nounIndian elephant (plural Indian elephants)
plural Indian elephants
- A subspecies of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, distributed across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Laos, southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and formerly Pakistan.
The Indian Elephant is endemic to the region of interest, using both the Ganges and the Mekong Rivers as resources for water and bathing.
2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region, Convention on Migratory Species, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAsian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
Similar
Elephas maximus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 印度象
- 印度象 (Yìndù xiàng)Elephas maximus
Finnish intiannorsu
- intiannorsuElephas maximus
Japanese インド象
- インド象 (Indo zō)Elephas maximus
Korean 인도코끼리
- 인도코끼리 (indokokkiri)Elephas maximus
Polish słoń indyjski
- słoń indyjskiElephas maximus
Romanian elefant indian, elefant asiatic
- elefant indianElephas maximus
- elefant asiaticElephas maximus
Russian инди́йский слон
- инди́йский слон (indíjskij slon)Elephas maximus
Spanish elefante indio
- elefante indioElephas maximus
Cite this entry
APA
Indian elephant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20elephant
MLA
“Indian elephant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20elephant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian elephant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20elephant.
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