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Definition of Elephas maximus
1. Noun. Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male.
Generic synonyms: Elephant
Group relationships: Elephas, Genus Elephas
Specialized synonyms: White Elephant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elephas Maximus
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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