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Sumatran elephant

[ soo-mah-truhn el-uh-fuhnt ]

noun

  1. an Asian elephant subspecies ( Elephas maximus sumatranus ), native to Sumatra and classified as critically endangered: compared to its related subspecies, it has lighter skin, with less depigmentation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sumatran elephant1

First recorded in 1860–65

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