elephant
//ˈɛlɪfənt//
Forms
- Plural
- elephants
Definitions
1.A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
2.Anything huge and ponderous.
3.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..
4.Synonym of elephant paper.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4490
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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)).