bush elephant

noun

: savanna elephant
Weighing as much as 14 tons and standing up to 13 feet high, the African bush elephant is the largest land mammal.Holly Prestidge, Richmond (Virginia) Times Dispatch, 5 May 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bush elephant was in 1922

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“Bush elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bush%20elephant. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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