elephant
IPA: ˈɛɫʌfʌnt
noun
- A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
- (in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
- (figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
- (paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
- (Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
- (uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
- (xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
- The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.
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Examples of "elephant" in Sentences
- The elephants are in the zoo.
- The turtle ran to the elephant.
- The elephant ivory is expensive.
- He is a sweet and frisky elephant.
- It is the elephant gun of the pharmacy.
- But, the elephant heard the tiger growl.
- The elephant was enjoying the sunny day.
- The elephant died in the park in the 1989.
- The eyesight of elephants is relatively poor.
- The elephant is confined to the terai and the foothills.
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