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elephant
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.elephantelephant - 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
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] nelefante m

elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] néléphant m

elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] nElefant m

elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] nelefante/essa

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 코끼리 dramblys zilonis gajah olifant elefant słoń elefante elefant слон slon slon slon elefant ช้าง fil слон ہاتھی con voi


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