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el·e·phant [ élləfənt ] (plural el·e·phants or el·e·phant)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large animal with long trunk: a very large gray or grayish brown animal with a long flexible trunk, prominent ears, thick legs, and pointed tusks. Native to: Africa, South Asia.  Latin name Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, Elephas maximus.

2. paleontology extinct animal: an extinct animal to which modern elephants are related

3.  (plural el·e·phants) something very large: somebody or something that is extremely large or much larger than average

[13th century. Via French< Latin elephantus< Greek elephās "elephant, ivory"]
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