Eleotridae
Eleotridae

elephant


Definition: Meaning of, elephant in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt /

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elephant elephants
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  1. a very large grey animal with four legs, two TUSK s (= long curved teeth) and a TRUNK (= long nose) that it can use to pick things up
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elephant used in phrases

  • African elephant (noun)
    1. an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
  • Elephant Man, the
    1. (1862-90) a name given to a British man called Joseph Merrick because he was seriously DEFORMED by illness. Merrick appeared in FREAK shows, where he was found by a doctor, Sir Frederick Treves, in 1886.
  • Indian elephant (noun)
    1. asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
  • elephant bird (noun)
    1. to 9 ft. huge extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
  • elephant ear (noun)
    1. any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
  • elephant seal (noun)
    1. either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
  • elephant tree (noun)
    1. small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odour and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
  • elephant yam (noun)
    1. especially the Philippines putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia grown for its edible tuber
  • elephant's ear (noun)
    1. any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
    2. tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
  • elephant's-foot (noun)
    1. south African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
    2. any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America
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