Definition of bush elephant
: 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
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“Bush elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bush%20elephant. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of bush elephant was in 1922
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