elephant
elephant
noun
/ˈelɪfənt/
​a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called tusks and a long nose called a trunk. There are two types of elephant, the African and the Asian.
herds of elephants
a bull elephant
a baby elephant
a conservationist who cares for orphaned elephants
see also white elephant
Topics Animals A1
Collocations
adjective
African
Asian
Indian
… of elephants
herd
verb + elephant
hunt
poach
shoot
elephant + verb
trumpet
charge
stampede
elephant + noun
herd
population
tusk
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’.