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Definitions for Elephant
[1] either of two large, five-toed pachyderms of the family Elephantidae, characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip, including Loxodonta africana (African elephant) , with enormous flapping ears, two fingerlike projections at the end of the trunk, and ivory tusks, and Elephas maximus (Indian elephant) , with smaller ears, one projection at the end of the trunk, and ivory tusks almost exclusively in males: L. africana is threatened; E. maximus is endangered.
[2] a representation of this animal, used in the U.S. since 1874 as the emblem of the Republican Party.
[3] white elephant.
[4] Chiefly British . a size of drawing or writing paper, 23 × 28 inches (58 × 71 cm).
[5] either of the two proboscidean mammals of the family Elephantidae . The African elephant (Loxodonta africana ) is the larger species, with large flapping ears and a less humped back than the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus ), of S and SE Asia
[6] mainly British a size of writing paper, 23 by 28 inches
[7] elephant in the room an obvious truth deliberately ignored by all parties in a situation
Words related to Elephant
boar, pachyderm, mammoth, tusker, mastodon
Words nearby Elephant
elenctic, elenore, eleoma, eleoptene, elepaio, elephant, elephant bird, elephant butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio
Origin of Elephant
1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin elephantus < Greek elephant- (stem of eléphās ) elephant; replacing Middle English olifaunt < Anglo-French < Vulgar Latin *olifantus, for Latin elephantus (with regular Latin o from e before dark l )
Other words from Elephant
el·e·phan·toid , adjective
Word origin for Elephant
C13: from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas elephant, ivory, of uncertain origin