elephant
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noun (plural same or elephants)
1. a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
ゾウ, 象〘では共和党(員)の象徴; → donkey 〙 ｟米｠
Family Elephantidae, order Proboscidea: two species. See African elephant, Indian elephant.
2. a size of paper, now standardized at 28 × 23 inches (approximately 711 × 584 mm)
エレファント判〘画用紙の大きさ; 711×584mm〙
PHRASES
the elephant in the room
a major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion because it is more comfortable to do so.
DERIVATIVES
elephantoid |ˌeləˈfantoid, ˈeləfənˌtoid| adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’.