Dictionary
elephant
Meaning
- A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
- Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
- Anything huge and ponderous.
- Synonym of elephant paper
- used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
- (obsolete) Ivory.
- A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
Hyphenated as
ele‧phant
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt/
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