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straight-tusked elephant

straight-tusked elephant noun: an elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene.

Noun

straight-tusked elephant (plural straight-tusked elephants)

  1. An elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene.
    • Europe's straight-tusked elephants probably had a herd structure similar to that of other elephants, in which females and young live in small groups, while the larger males were either solitary or congregated in bachelor herds.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 192

Forms of straight-tusked elephant

pluralstraight-tusked elephants

Questions about straight-tusked elephant

What does straight-tusked elephant mean?
Straight-tusked elephant means an elephant of extinct species †Palaeoloxodon antiquus, that lived across Europe and western Asia during the Pleistocene.
What part of speech is straight-tusked elephant?
Straight-tusked elephant is a noun.
What is the plural of straight-tusked elephant?
The plural of straight-tusked elephant is straight-tusked elephants.

Words near straight-tusked elephant in the dictionary

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