elephant.
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
Meaning & usage
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
Anything huge and ponderous.
Synonym of elephant paper.
used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...
Ivory.
A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) (compare Tamahaq êlu, Tamasheq alu) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”). More at ivory. Replaced Middle English olifant (from the aforementioned Old French form, from Vulgar Latin *olifantus), which replaced Old English elpend (“elephant”).
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