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elephant grass — n. any of various tall grasses or grasslike plants; esp., a perennial, tropical grass (Pennisetum purpureum) native to Africa that is cultivated for fodder … English World dictionary
Elephant — Taxobox name = Elephant image width = 250px image caption = An African Bush Elephant near the border of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia ordo … Wikipedia
elephant grass — noun 1. : an Old World cattail (Typha elephantina) ranging from southern Europe to the East Indies and having leaves that are used in making baskets and pollen that is used in India for making bread 2. : napier grass * * * ˈelephant grass 7… … Useful english dictionary
Elephant Grass — The term Elephant grass may refer to the following grass species*The African Pennisetum purpureum (also Napier Grass or King Grass) in the genus Pennisetum *The southern Asian grass Saccharum ravennae (L.) L., Syn.: Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.… … Wikipedia
Elephant intelligence — Elephants are among the world s most intelligent animals. With a mass just over 5kg, elephant brains are larger than those of any other land animal, and although the largest whales have body masses twentyfold those of a typical elephant, whale… … Wikipedia
elephant — elephantoid, adj. /el euh feuhnt/, n., pl. elephants, (esp. collectively) elephant for 1. 1. either of two large, five toed pachyderms of the family Elephantidae, characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip,… … Universalium
elephant grass — dramblinė soruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Pennisetum purpureum), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pennisetum purpureum angl. elephant grass; Merker grass; Napier grass vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
elephant shrew — any of several African insectivores of the family Macroscelididae, having long hind legs and a long, sensitive snout. [1865 70] * * * ▪ mammal any of 16 species of rat sized African mammals (mammal) named for their long, tapered, and flexible… … Universalium
elephant — n. (pl. same or elephants) 1 the largest living land animal, of which two species survive, the larger African (Loxodonta africana) and the smaller Indian (Elephas maximus), both with a trunk and long curved ivory tusks. 2 a size of paper (711 x… … Useful english dictionary
elephant-grass — didysis švendras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Švendrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Typha elephantina), paplitęs Afrikoje, pietvakarių ir pietų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Typha elephantina angl. cattail; elephant grass šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
