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Indian elephant

Meaning of "Indian elephant" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INDIAN ELEPHANT

ˈɪndɪən ˈɛlɪfənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIAN ELEPHANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indian elephant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIAN ELEPHANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indian elephant

The Indian elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as Endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last 60 to 75 years or three generations. Asian elephants are threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.

Definition of Indian elephant in the English dictionary

The definition of Indian elephant in the dictionary is Elephas maximus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIAN ELEPHANT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIAN ELEPHANT

Indian agent · Indian bread · Indian buffalo · Indian cholera · Indian club · Indian cobra · Indian corn · Indian Desert · Indian Empire · Indian file · Indian giver · Indian giving · Indian grackle · Indian hemp · Indian ink · Indian liquorice · Indian list · Indian mallow · Indian meal · Indian meal moth

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIAN ELEPHANT

African elephant · baby elephant · bull elephant · chant · coal merchant · couchant · disenchant · enchant · etchant · Gregorian chant · hierophant · merchant · penchant · sea elephant · Thant · timber merchant · trenchant · U Thant · white elephant · wine merchant

Synonyms and antonyms of Indian elephant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Indian elephant» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF INDIAN ELEPHANT

Find out the translation of Indian elephant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Indian elephant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Indian elephant» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

印度大象
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

elefante indio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Indian elephant
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भारतीय हाथी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفيل الهندي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Индийский слон
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

elefante indiano
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভারতীয় হাতি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

éléphant indien
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gajah India
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

indische Elefanten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

インドゾウ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

인도 코끼리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Gajah India
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

voi Ấn Độ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இந்திய யானை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भारतीय हत्ती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Hint fili
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

elefante indiano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

słoń indyjski
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Індійський слон
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

elefant indian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ινδικό ελέφαντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Indiese olifant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indisk elefant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indisk elefant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Indian elephant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIAN ELEPHANT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Indian elephant
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Indian elephant».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Indian elephant

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIAN ELEPHANT»

Discover the use of Indian elephant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Indian elephant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elephant Days and Nights: Ten Years With the Indian Elephant
The Author Has Been Studying The Life Of Wild Elephants In Southern India Since 1980. This Is The Story Of His Work On Elephants, Their Ecology, Social Behaviour, Interactions With People, And The Problems They Face.
Raman Sukumar, 1996
2
Robi Dobi: The Marvellous Adventures of an Indian Elephant
An Indian elephant befriends a mouse, a butterfly, and a parrot, and together they have many adventures.
Madhur Jaffrey, 2001
3
The Great Indian elephant book: an anthology of writings on ...
Collection of elephant stories, descriptions and insight into animal behavior, anatomy and haunts.
Dhriti K. Lahiri-Choudhury, 1999
4
The Asian Elephant: An Action Plan for Its Conservation
Indian elephant at Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Photo by Peter Jackson). annually in south India alone. Poaching is a major problem, especially in such conservation areas as the Periyar Tiger Reserve (Sukumar 1985a; Vijayan 1980) , where ...
Charles Santiapillai, Peter Jackson, IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group, 1990
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War Elephants
... round with ropes, which serve as a girth and also help the riders to climb onto the animal's back. Species of elephants: The Asian or Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com THE ELEPHANT.
Konstantin Nossov, 2012
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Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants
... of trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole administration intravenously and orally to captive elephants.J Zoo Wildl Med. 22 (4):407–416. Pandey, S.K. and Bandopaphyay, A.C. 1992. A fibroma in the trunk of an Indian elephant. Indian VetJ 69(9):847.
Murray E. Fowler, Susan K. Mikota, 2008
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Hannibal Crosses the Alps: The Invasion of Italy and the ...
The Indian elephant is depicted on other coins from the same time period from other lands as having an unbroken convex dome over the back, stretching from the shoulders to the hindquarters. The hindquarters of the African elephant are ...
John Prevas, 2009
8
Indian Forestry, a Perspective
The Goddess Lakshmi, the presiding deity of wealth, is represented in a sitting posture in pictures and sculptures with two elephants on each side of her pouring water over her head Wildlife Conservation: The Indian Elephant Rajendra Singh  ...
Ajay Singh Rawat, 1993
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Rupa Book Of Indian Wildlife Quiz
What is the length of the longest recorded tusk from Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus)? (a) 299 cm (b) 301 cm (c) 305 cm (d) 306 cm 439. Is Stegodon ganesa an extinct elephant-like animal from India? (a) Yes (b) No 440. Is Indian Elephant ...
Deep Narayan Pandey
10
Indian Wildlife Quiz
What is the length of the longest recorded tusk from Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus)? (a) 299 cm (b) 301 cm (c) 305 cm (d) 306 cm 439. Is Stegodon ganesa an extinct elephantlike animal from India? (a) Yes (b) No 440. Is Indian Elephant ...
Deep Naryan Pandey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIAN ELEPHANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Indian elephant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Summer holidays in Berkshire: 35 things to do with the children
Highlights from the 3,500 specimens include the complete skeleton of a male Indian elephant, a false killer whale and a five metre python. «getreading, Jul 15»
2
Dr D answers why China's stocks are falling
And I have shone — there is no other word — in comparison to the dull, grey, wrinkly and frankly dirty Indian elephant. Of all of this can there be ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Amazing clock inventions from the Islamic world
It features an Indian elephant, Chinese dragons, a Greek water mechanism, an Egyptian phoenix, and wooden robots in traditional Arabian ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
4
(P) All aboard! InSPE Summer School is open: “Journeys around the …
The Sun was on our side so that we could play with water, and afterwards we drew an Indian elephant, fully decorated with bright colours. «Romania-Insider.com, Jul 15»
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To save Indian elephant corridors from humans, a £20 million global …
To save Indian elephant corridors from humans, a £20 million global initiative. According to estimates, 400 people and 50 elephants are killed ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Anjalee settles in to new surroundings
Miss 10 and Miss 6 are watching 8-year-old Indian elephant Anjalee meet her new admirers. Judging by the crowd gathered to see her, the ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Indians & The Ig Nobel Awards
... Kerala Agricultural University won in mathematics for publishing an analytical report finding out the total surface area of an Indian elephant. «Outlook, Jun 15»
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Can Indian elephant take on Chinese dragon? 'Not in the next 20 …
In the latest "On China," which premieres Thursday, Kristie Lu Stout explores the rivalry between the world's two most populous nations. «CNN, Apr 15»
9
'BGB shoots' Indian elephant
Indian border guards shoot Bangladeshis all the time but those in Bangladesh have now allegedly shot and killed an Indian elephant. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Apr 15»
10
Divine Birth: Indian village worship girl born with 'elephant trunk' face
'Indian Elephant Baby' being worshipped by the illiterate villagers. play. 'Indian Elephant Baby' being worshipped by the illiterate villagers. «Pulse Nigeria, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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