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noun 
  1. A technical term for a tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants.
Quotations
  • 1807 - When an elephant is in a proper state to be removed from the keddah, he is conducted either by koomkies or by tame males. - Thomas Williamson, Oriental Field Sports
Etymology: Bengali


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