elephant

Speech parts

1. elephant - Noun

2. Elephant - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

buffalo leviathan fisher hulk marten goliath titan colossus hercules elephantine whale cow deer jumbo clod

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Antonyms

small little dog minor minute miniature

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Hypernyms

pachyderm proboscidean herbivore animal organism creature

Hyponyms

mammoth African elephant Indian elephant rogue elephant gomphothere Elephas maximus

Phrases with the word

elephant's toothpaste elephant in the room white elephant elephant fish elephant trunkfish elephant's trunk

Anagrams

heptenal

Examples

When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. Abraham Lincoln

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. Noël Coward

With a sweet tongue of kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair. Persian Proverb

A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair. Persian Proverb

When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

eleotrid Eleotridae elephansy Elephant and Castle elephant apple elephant beetle