elephant Definition

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:

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 rain forests) —called also African elephant

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

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

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

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

napier grass

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

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

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

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

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

taro

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

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