African bush elephant

or bush el·e·phant

[ af-ri-kuhn boosh el-uh-fuhnt ]

noun

1. the African elephant species Loxodonta africana, the world’s largest and heaviest land animal, found in herds throughout various environments of sub-Saharan Africa, and noted for its long, upward-curving tusks, characteristically different from the straighter, more downward-pointing tusks of the African forest elephant: due mostly to poaching, the African bush elephant’s conservation status is vulnerable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of African bush elephant¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The female African bush elephant died Sunday.

From Seattle Times

The others are an African bush elephant named Shaba and two Asian elephants, Mary and Devi.

From Seattle Times

The others are an African bush elephant named Shaba and two Asian elephants, Mary and Devi.

From Washington Times

The female African bush elephant died Sunday.

From Washington Times

You can’t see the Wright Flyer at the National Air and Space Museum, or snap a selfie with Henry, the African bush elephant at the Natural History Museum, or even peek at the pandas at the National Zoo.

From Washington Post