Elephant

What do we mean by elephant?

Any of several very large herbivorous mammals of the family Elephantidae native to Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, 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. noun

Any of various extinct animals of the family Elephantidae. noun

(elephant in the room) A matter or problem that is obvious or of great importance but that is not discussed openly. idiom

A five-toed proboscidian mammal, of the genus Elephas, constituting a subfamily, Elephantinæ, and comprehending two living species, namely, Elephas indicus and Elephas (Loxodon) africanus. noun

The former inhabits India, and is characterized by a concave high forehead, small ears, and comparatively small tusks; the latter is found in Africa, and has a convex forehead, great flapping ears, and large tusks. The tusks occur in both sexes, curving upward from the extremity of the upper jaw. The nose is prolonged into a cylindrical trunk or proboscis, at the extremity of which the nostrils open. The trunk is extremely flexible and highly sensitive, and terminates in a finger-like prehensile lobe. Elephants are the largest quadrupeds at present existing. Their tusks are of great value as ivory, furnishing an important article of commerce, in Africa especially, and occasioning the destruction of great numbers of these animals. Ten species of fossil elephants have been described, of which the best-known is the hairy mammoth, E. primigenius. The mastodons are nearly related to elephants, but form a separate subfamily Mastodontinæ (which see). noun

Figuratively, a burdensome or perplexing possession or charge; something that one does not know what to do with or how to get rid of: as, to have an elephant on one's hands; he found his great house very much of an elephant. noun

Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. noun

A drawing-or writing-paper measuring in America 22x27 inches. noun

A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm. noun

Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. noun

An East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum, a large tree related to the orange. noun

At Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. noun

Any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family Scarabæidæ. They inhabit West Africa. noun

A chimæroid fish (Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. noun

Paper of large size, 23 × 28 inches. noun

Paper measuring 263/4 × 40 inches. See Note under Paper. noun

An African jumping shrew (Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a proboscis. noun

A name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. noun

A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds. noun

The tooth shell. See Dentalium. noun

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

Anything huge and ponderous.

Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

Ivory.

Words that are spelled similarly to elephant:
elephant, elephan, elegant, elephants, oliphant, electant, elefant, elephas, elephanta, elephansy, olyphant.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word elephant:
tusks, elephants, shrew, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffe, tusk, dung, poaching, butte, seals, leopard, maximus, ivory, zebra, rhino, zoo, crocodile, trunk, seal, herd, lion, circus, monkey, sanctuary, procession, tiger, deer, ears, pig, mascot, ear, rides, jungle, buffalo, mammals, fur, exhibit, polo, castle, extinct, bull, hunting, thailand, endangered, mouse, thai, animal, wild, wildlife, conservation, corridor, grass, symbol, animals, bird, sri, parade, giant, birds, bear, lions, walk, cat, breeding, gift, african, pass, reservoir.

Adjectives that are often used to describe elephant:
white, african, wild, indian, young, huge, big, large, old, female, dead, mad, male, pink, royal, asian, mighty, largest, tusked, tame, sea, asiatic, fossil, enormous, sacred, circus, proverbial, fine, giant, republican, trained, famous, live, extinct, biggest, wooden, grown, enraged, gigantic, rogue, stuffed, double, solitary, furious, noble, angry, green, blue, headed, lordly, tiny, infuriated, gray, magnificent, favourite, unwieldy, intoxicated, adult, hairy, mammoth, sick, majestic, sized, colossal, immense, lone, ton, sagacious, drunken.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective elephant:
seals, hunting, grass, tusks, hunter, shrews, hunters, shooting, fish, herds, rides, tracks, folio, ear, numbers, ears, catching, populations, goad, faced, hunt, shrew, headed, king, bird, trunk, rider, trunks, fights, spoor, size, memories, leg, birds, seal, driver, god, droppings, calves, mortality, walk, lore, head, mothers, apple, guns, babies, riding, skin, foot, ecology, society, stables, yam, forests, riders, bed, cows, jokes, heads, slayer, flesh, hunts, brains, paths, trees, hide, herd, elephants, decline, poaching, driving, butte, look, drivers, trainers, kraals, damage, chariots, the, frieze, males, trails, fight, boilers, lady, images, sport, capital, keeper, feet, projects.

Consonant match to elephant:
oliphant, olifant.

Words that sound like elephant:
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