…a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal…
…a heavily built giant flightless bird, found in Madagascar until it was exterminated in about ad 1000. The eggs, which are still found occasionally, are the largest known…
…a narrow strip of land at the north end of Sri Lanka, linking the Jaffna peninsula with the rest of the island…
…a large seal that breeds on the west coast of North America and the islands around Antarctica. The male is much larger than the female and has a very thick neck and an inflatable snout…
…a tall robust tropical African grass which is used for fodder and paper…
…a small insectivorous African mammal with a long mobile snout, long hindlimbs, and a rat-like tail…
…the elephant of southern Asia, which is smaller than the African elephant, with smaller ears and only one lip to the trunk. It is often tamed as a beast of burden in India…
…a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of…
…the elephant native to Africa, which is larger than the Indian elephant and has larger ears and a two-lipped trunk…
…a large pinkish hawkmoth with greenish-bronze markings. The foreparts of the caterpillar have eyespots and sometimes resemble an elephant’s trunk…
…an edible African freshwater fish with a downcurved snout that is typically elongated and trunk-like…
…a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion…
