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Definition of Imperial elephant
1. Noun. Largest known mammoth; of America.
Generic synonyms: Mammoth
Group relationships: Archidiskidon, Genus Archidiskidon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperial Elephant
Literary usage of Imperial elephant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Book-lover's Holidays in the Open by Theodore Roosevelt (1920)
"The giant among these Pleistocene giants of California, probably the largest
mammal that ever walked the earth, was the huge imperial elephant. ..."
2. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"The molars of the imperial elephant are distinctive in that the crests are
relatively few and the surrounding cement very thick. The second American species ..."
3. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"The areas of the two species overlapped along the northernmost United States,
but are elsewhere distinct. A third species was the huge f imperial elephant ..."
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