Lesson 19 · Elephants

Elephants

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Words from This Unit

  • mammals: animals that give birth to babies and feed them with their milk
  • species: types or sorts of an animal or bird
  • herd: a large group of animals that lives and feeds together
  • tusks: the long pointed teeth of an elephant
  • tushes: the much smaller tusks of female and some male Asian elephants
  • scrub: areas with short trees
  • gathering: collecting
  • dominant: more important, stronger or more used
  • matriarchal: ruled or controlled by females
  • pregnancy: the period when a baby grows in the womb
  • calf: a baby elephant
  • bachelor herd: a small group of male elephants living away from the family herd
  • device: a machine made for a particular purpose
  • era: a period of time in history
  • monitor: the screen of a computer, also called the display
  • cursor: the arrow on the screen that shows where you are
  • hand-held: small enough to hold and use in the hand
  • externally: from the outside, connected as an extra part
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