elephant
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
Other meanings
Anything huge and ponderous.
A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἐλέφᾱς".
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This definition is adapted from “elephant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.