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  Elephant
     not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek
     word (elephantinos) translated "of ivory" in Rev. 18:12, and in
     the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning "elephant's tooth") rendered
     "ivory" in 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chr. 9:21.
     

  elephant
       
          Large, grey, four-legged mammal.
       
       

  pachyderm \pach"y*derm\ (p[a^]k"[i^]*d[~e]rm), n. [Cf. F.
     pachyderme.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick
     skin, including the elephant, rhinoceros, and
     hippopotamus, one of the Pachydermata.
     [WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]

  Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,
     olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,
     elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown
     origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,
     prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.
     Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,
        hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum,
        a large tree related to the orange.
  
     Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in
        fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.
  
     Elephant beetle (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the
        genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family
        Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
  
     Elephant fish (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish
        ({Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like
        projection of the snout.
  
     Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
        
  
     Double elephant paper, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40
        inches. See Note under Paper.
  
     Elephant seal (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew
        ({Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a
        proboscis.
  
     Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of
        the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
  
     Elephant's foot (Bot.)
        (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes),
            which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of
            bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also
            tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible,
            whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
        (b) A genus ({Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
            
  
     Elephant's tusk (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See
        Dentalium.
        [1913 Webster]

  Elephant \El"e*phant\, n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant,
     F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. ?,
     ?; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic
     article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian
     bull; or cf. Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two
        living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and
        several fossil species, are known. They have a 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.
  
     2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.

  elephant
       n 1: five-toed pachyderm
       2: the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons
          by Thomas Nast in 1874

  elephant
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ θηλαστικό en) ελέφαντας

  elephant
     n.
     1 A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large
  ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
     2 (lb en in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not
  also of the genera ''Mammuthus'' and ''Primelephas''.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
     4 (lb en paper printing) (synonym of en elephant paper)
     5 (lb en British childish) (n-g: used when counting to add length, so
  that each count takes about one second)
     6 (lb en uncountable obsolete) ivory.
     7 (lb en xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points
  diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the
  river.

  Elephant
     n.
     The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

  elephant
     n.
     1 A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large
  ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
     2 (lb en in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not
  also of the genera ''Mammuthus'' and ''Primelephas''.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
     4 (lb en paper printing) (synonym of en elephant paper)
     5 (lb en British childish) (n-g: used when counting to add length, so
  that each count takes about one second)
     6 (lb en uncountable obsolete) ivory.
     7 (lb en xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points
  diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the
  river.

  Elephant
     n.
     The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

  elephant
     n.
     1 A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large
  ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
     2 (lb en in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not
  also of the genera ''Mammuthus'' and ''Primelephas''.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
     4 (lb en paper printing) (synonym of en elephant paper)
     5 (lb en British childish) (n-g: used when counting to add length, so
  that each count takes about one second)
     6 (lb en uncountable obsolete) ivory.
     7 (lb en xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points
  diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the
  river.

  Elephant
     n.
     The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

  elephant
     n.
     1 A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large
  ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
     2 (lb en in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not
  also of the genera ''Mammuthus'' and ''Primelephas''.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
     4 (lb en paper printing) (synonym of en elephant paper)
     5 (lb en British childish) (n-g: used when counting to add length, so
  that each count takes about one second)
     6 (lb en uncountable obsolete) ivory.
     7 (lb en xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points
  diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the
  river.

  Elephant
     n.
     The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

  elephant
     Englanti n.
     norsu

  elephant
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=däggdjur språk=en) elefant

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  olifant

  Elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  الفيل

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  слон
  mammal

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  slon

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  eliffant 

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  Elefant  [zool.]
   see: elephants
  

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  
  ελέφαντας

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  1. mammutti
  anything huge and ponderous
  2. norsu, elefantti
  mammal

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  éléphant

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  eilifint

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  1. हाथी
        "We saw an African elephant."

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  slon

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  gajah
  mammal

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  elefante

  Elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  象
  105th sura of the Qur'an

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  象, ゾウ
  mammal

  elephant‐ /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  barrinus

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  1. barrinus
  2. barrus, elephantus

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  dramblys

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  elefant
  mammal

  elephant /ˈeləfənt/ 
    słoń

  elephant- /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  elefântico, elefantino

  elephant /elifɑːnt/ 
  elefante

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  слон

  elephant /elifɑːnt/
  elefante

  Elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  Elefanten
  105th sura of the Qur'an

  elephant //el.e.fant// //ˈɛləfənt// //ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt// 
  elefant
  mammal

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ 
  
  tembo

  elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/
  1. fil white elephant elde bulundurması güç olan ender rastlanır kıymetli (mal.)
  2. külfetli (mal.), bir işe yaramadığı halde başa dert olan şey. elephant apple fil elması, (bot.) Feronia elephantum.

  
/ˈɛɫəfənt/

  279 Moby Thesaurus words for "elephant":
     Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Caffre cat, Indian buffalo,
     Jumbo, Kodiak bear, Siberian husky, Virginia deer, aardvark,
     aardwolf, alpaca, anteater, antelope, antelope chipmunk, aoudad,
     apar, armadillo, ass, aurochs, badger, bandicoot, bassarisk, bat,
     bear, beast of burden, beaver, bettong, binturong, bison,
     black bear, black buck, black cat, black fox, black sheep,
     blue fox, bobcat, brown bear, brush deer, brush wolf, buffalo,
     buffalo wolf, burro, burro deer, cachalot, camel, camelopard,
     capybara, carabao, caribou, carpincho, cat, cat-a-mountain,
     catamount, cattalo, cavy, chamois, cheetah, chevrotain, chinchilla,
     chipmunk, cinnamon bear, coon, coon cat, cotton mouse, cotton rat,
     cougar, cow, coyote, coypu, deer, deer tiger, dingo, dinosaur, dog,
     donkey, dormouse, draft animal, dromedary, echidna, eland, elk,
     ermine, eyra, fallow deer, ferret, field mouse, fisher, fitch,
     flying phalanger, foumart, fox, fox squirrel, gazelle, gemsbok,
     genet, giraffe, glutton, gnu, gnu goat, goat, goat antelope,
     gopher, grizzly bear, ground squirrel, groundhog, guanaco,
     guinea pig, hamster, hare, harnessed antelope, hartebeest, hathi,
     hedgehog, hippo, hippopotamus, hog, horse, husky, hyena, hyrax,
     ibex, jackal, jackass, jackrabbit, jaguar, jaguarundi, jerboa,
     jerboa kangaroo, jumbo, kaama, kangaroo, kangaroo mouse,
     kangaroo rat, karakul, kinkajou, kit fox, koala, lapin, lemming,
     leopard, leopard cat, leviathan, lion, llama, lynx, malamute,
     mammoth, mara, marmot, marten, mastodon, meerkat, mink, mole,
     mongoose, monster, moose, mouflon, mountain goat, mountain lion,
     mountain sheep, mouse, mule, mule deer, muntjac, musk deer,
     musk hog, musk-ox, muskrat, musquash, nilgai, nutria, ocelot,
     okapi, onager, oont, opossum, otter, ounce, ox, pachyderm,
     pack horse, pack rat, painter, panda, pangolin, panther, peccary,
     peludo, phalanger, pig, pine mouse, platypus, pocket gopher,
     pocket mouse, pocket rat, polar bear, polar fox, polecat,
     porcupine, possum, pouched rat, poyou, prairie dog, prairie wolf,
     pronghorn, puma, rabbit, raccoon, rat, red deer, red squirrel,
     reindeer, rhino, rhinoceros, river horse, roe, roe deer, roebuck,
     sable, serval, sheep, shrew, shrew mole, sika, silver fox, skunk,
     sledge dog, sloth, snowshoe rabbit, springbok, squirrel, stoat,
     sumpter, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, suslik, swamp rabbit, swine,
     takin, tamandua, tamarin, tapir, tarpan, tatou, tatou peba,
     tatouay, tiger, tiger cat, timber wolf, tree shrew, urus, vole,
     wallaby, warthog, water buffalo, waterbuck, weasel, whale,
     wharf rat, whistler, white fox, wild ass, wild boar, wild goat,
     wild ox, wildcat, wildebeest, wolf, wolverine, wombat, wood rat,
     woodchuck, woolly mammoth, yak, zebra, zebu, zoril
  
  

  n. 象;

     n. 象,大象