elephant

Phonetic

US /ˈelɪfənt/UK /ˈelɪfənt/

Translations

NOUNA mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw., Anything huge and ponderous., Synonym of elephant paper, used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second, Ivory., A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river., Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.

PROPNThe 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.

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elephants: Plural

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Bald eagles and elephant seals were succumbing/səˈkʌmɪŋ/ to bird flu.
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Let’s address the elephant in the room immediately:
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Let’s address the elephant in the room immediately: No.
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") and asked him if -- in his three years of reporting -- he saw any path that could change prospects for Africa's assailed elephant
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A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning.[1][page needed] Traditionally associated with gestures, words, or revered objects, rituals also occur in non-human species, such as elephant mourning or corvid object-leaving.[
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elephant

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