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African forest elephant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the two species of African elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Bemba: nsofu — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圓耳象 /圆耳象 (yuán'ěrxiàng) — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Finnish: metsänorsu — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • French: éléphant de forêt d'Afrique — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Japanese: 丸耳象 (marumimizō) — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Kongo: nzau — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Korean: 둥근귀코끼리 (dunggeun'gwikokkiri) — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Lingala: nzoku — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Portuguese: elefante-da-floresta — Loxodonta cyclotis
  • Russian: лесно́й слон (lesnój slon) — Loxodonta cyclotis