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Noun: elephant  e-lu-funt
  1. A very large mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw
     
  2. The symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
     
  3. Anything huge or much larger than normal

Derived forms: elephants

Type of: allegory, emblem, pachyderm, proboscidean, proboscidian

Part of: Elephantidae, family Elephantidae

Encyclopedia: Elephant, Pennsylvania

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