Definition of Elephas maximus

1. Noun. Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male.

Exact synonyms: Indian Elephant
Generic synonyms: Elephant
Group relationships: Elephas, Genus Elephas
Specialized synonyms: White Elephant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elephas Maximus

Electron Channeling Pattern
Electrophoridae
Electrophorus electric
Elena
Eleni
Eleocharis
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis palustris
Eleonora Duse
Eleotridae
Elephantidae
Elephantine
Elephantopus
Elephas
Elephas maximus (current term)
Elettaria
Elettaria cardamomum
Eleusine
Eleusine coracana
Eleusine indica
Eleusinian
Eleutherodactylus
Elfdalian
Elfenland
Elfland
Elfreda
Elgan
Elgar
Elgin Marbles

Literary usage of Elephas maximus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science from an Easy Chair: A Second Series by Edwin Ray Lankester (1913)
"The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus or indicus). ... 11) (called Elephas indicus, but sometimes called Elephas maximus on account of the priority which ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"Elephas maximus, Lin. E. Indicus, Cuv. Mem. de I'Inst. t. 2. Icon. Cuv. Menag. du Mus. Encyclopedia Metropolitana. Inhabits all Southern Asia and the large ..."

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