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De - Pt| English Dictionary: elephant | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for elephant | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Elephant \El"e*phant\, n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [82]l[82]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[94]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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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elephant Large, grey, four-legged mammal. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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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. | |
