elephant
/ˈel.ɪ.fənt/
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Translation
A very big grey animal with large ears, a long nose, and thick legs.
Word origin
From Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas meaning ivory or elephant.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- elephas
Grammar
Gender
Pluralelephants
Examples
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"Elephant" is one large grey animal.
zoo.
"Elephants" is the plural, meaning more than one elephant.
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Here "elephant" is the animal doing the drinking.
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