Sumatran elephant

[ soo-mah-truhn el-uh-fuhnt ]
/ sʊˈmɑ trən ˈɛl ə fənt /

noun

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.

Origin of Sumatran elephant

First recorded in 1860–65