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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elephant n 1: five-toed pachyderm 2: the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: elephant Large grey, four-legged mammal. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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.
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