Asiatic elephant

noun

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Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India's northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said. CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 The Rajdhani Express, which was carrying around 650 passengers, was traveling through Assam when its driver spotted about 100 wild Asiatic elephants crossing the tracks and applied the emergency brakes. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Asiatic elephant was in 1763

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“Asiatic elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Asiatic%20elephant. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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