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    [Noun]  | "el*e*phant" | \ ˈe-lə-fənt \


    1: a thickset, usually extremely large, nearly hairless, herbivorous mammal (family Elephantidae, the elephant family) that has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into long ivory tusks:

    2: a tall, large-eared mammal (Loxodonta africana) of tropical Africa that is sometimes considered to comprise two separate species (L. africana of sub-Saharan savannas and L. cyclotis of central and western rainforests) —called also African elephant

    3: a relatively small-eared mammal (Elephas maximus) of forests of southeastern Asia —called also Asian elephant, Indian elephant

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French olifant, elefant, from L. elephantus, from Greek elephant-, elephas;

    [Noun]  | "elephant bird" 


    1: any of a group (genus Aepyornis or order Aepyornithiformes) of gigantic flightless ratite birds known only from remains found in Madagascar

    Origin: circa 1889 ;

    [Noun]  | "elephant garlic" 


    1: an Old World herb (Allium ampeloprasum) of the lily family that is related to the leek and has a bulb that resembles that of garlic but is much larger; also : the mildly flavored bulb of the elephant garlic used especially as a seasoning

    Origin: circa 1923 ;

    [Noun]  | "elephant grass" 


    1: an Old World cattail (Typha elephantina) used especially in making baskets

    2: napier grass

    Origin: 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "elephant seal" 


    1: either of two very large seals (genus Mirounga of the family Phocidae) characterized by a long inflatable proboscis:

    2: one (M. angustirostris) found in Pacific coastal waters from southeastern Alaska to Baja California

    3: one (M. leonina) found in coastal waters of subantarctic islands and Patagonia

    Origin: 1839 ;

    [Noun]  | "elephant's ear" 


    1: any of several large-leaved plants of the arum family: such as

    2: taro

    3: any of a genus (Alocasia) of tropical Asian perennial herbs cultivated as ornamentals for their large heavily veined basal leaves

    Origin: 1866 ;

    [Noun]  | "African elephant" 


    1: elephant

    Origin: 1607 ;

    [Noun]  | "Asian elephant" 


    1: elephant

    Origin: 1780 ;

    [Noun]  | "Asiatic elephant" 


    1: elephant

    Origin: 1763 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "elephant in the room" 


    1: an obvious major problem or issue that people avoid discussing or acknowledging

    Origin: 1985 ;

    [Noun]  | "elephant" 


    1: something or someone that is unusually large and powerful;


      * e.g., " ... by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape "




    [Noun]  | "elephants" 


    1: something or someone that is unusually large and powerful;


      * e.g., " ... by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape "




    [Noun]  | "white elephant" 


    1: as in hand-me-down;


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     [ "elephant" ]

    1: When you pull your pockets and cock out.

      * e.g.,  ... (after pulling your pockets and cock out) Hey Joe check out this elephant. 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: A large grey animal from africa and asia.

      * e.g.,  ... I went to see the elephant at the zoo today 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: A big grey animal which features in the phrase elephant in the room. Here it can mean anything you like that reminds you of an elephant in a confined space, such as:

      * e.g.,  ... "Elephant, what elephant?" 

     [ "elephant" ]

    2: 1) A thing that's big, really big, and everybody is embarassed by the sight of it, so they pretend it isn't there: maybe it will go away.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'd like two eggs and an elephant, please. Oops, sorry, I meant two eggs and a sausage" 

     [ "elephant" ]

    3: 2) Something so big you can think of nothing else but it.

      * e.g.,  ... "Please be gentle, this is my first time with an elephant" 

     [ "elephant" ]

    4: 3) A thing too big to fit, but after a while you get used to it, maybe even get to like it; it defines a scary new lifestyle.

     [ "elephant" ]

    5: All of these describe teenage obsessions, hence the title of Gus van Sant's teenage obsession movie Elephant.

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: Any quite large person that lives the floor above you and is loud all the time. They must be watched all the time and fed quite frequently.

      * e.g.,  ... The elephants are quite loud today... maybe they're mating. 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: A codeword for the drug ecstasy.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey man, you got any elephant? I'm pretty keen to go on safari soon." 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: the result when the balls are successfully pulled up to each side of the penis froming what looks like an elephant with a big penis trunk and two balls for ears

      * e.g.,  ... His penis is so cute when he does the elephant. 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: The official animal of the Republican Party.

      * e.g.,  ... We are represented by the biggest and strongest land animal on the planet. GOP} BABY!!! 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: A highly entertaining and intellectual movie by Gus Van Sant about high school shoot out inspired by a videogame and beethoven. The big controversy associated is whether the two killers associated were homosexuals or not.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy#1:Dude, I watched this cool movie Elephant yesterday. 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. In the wild, a male African elephant may stand 10-12 ft tall at the shoulder and weigh 5-6 tons. The huge bull elephants may weigh as much as 14,000 lb.

      * e.g.,  ... The largest bull elephant in Amboseli National Park, Dionysus, weighed about 15,000 lb and had tusks well over 100 lb. 

     [ "elephant" ]

    1: someone who is acting skank-like; flirting -- a lot. sometimes with only one person, when there are plenty of others around.

      * e.g.,  ... sara: bob was hitting on every girl today at the pool! 

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