elephant

el·e·phant  (l-fnt)

n.

1. Either of two very large herbivorous mammals, Elephas maximus of south-central Asia or Loxodonta africana of Africa, having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks of ivory, and, in the African species, large fan-shaped ears.

2. Any of various extinct or living animals related to either of these two animals.

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[Middle English elefaunt, from Old French olifant, from Vulgar Latin *olifantus, from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephs, elephant-.]

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elephant

Noun

a very large four-legged animal that has a very long flexible nose called a trunk, large ears, and two ivory tusks, and lives in Africa or India [Greek elephas]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elephant - five-toed pachyderm                   tusk - a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog proboscis, trunk - a long flexible snout as of an elephant pachyderm - any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus proboscidean, proboscidian - massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk Elephantidae, family Elephantidae - elephants rogue elephant - a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd Elephas maximus, Indian elephant - Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male African elephant, Loxodonta africana - an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks mammoth - any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks gomphothere - extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
	2.	elephant - the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Translations

elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] n → elefante m

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elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] n → éléphant m

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elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] n → Elefant m

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elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] n → elefante/essa

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elephant

n elephant [ˈelifənt]

a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks. olifant فيل слон slon elefant der Elefant ελέφαντας elefante elevant فیل norsu, elefantti éléphant פִּיל हाथी slon elefánt gajah fíll elefante 象 코끼리 dramblys zilonis gajah olifant elefant słoń elefante elefant слон slon slon slon elefant ช้าง fil 象 слон ہاتھی con voi 象