elephant

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Thân thiện

The elephant is the largest land animal.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large mammal: A very large, herbivorous land mammal with a long trunk, large ears, and tusks, belonging to the family Elephantidae.
   • A symbol: The elephant is used as the symbol of the Republican Party in the United States.
   • A paper size: A large size of drawing paper, approximately 28 x 23 inches (approx. 71 x 58 cm).

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Animal):
• Noun (Symbol):
• Noun (Paper):

Advanced Usage

• "a white elephant": An expensive but useless possession, or a project that is costly and troublesome.
• "the elephant in the room": A major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion.

Variants and Related Words

• Elephantine (adj): Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant, especially in being very large, clumsy, or awkward.
• Elephant seal (n): A very large seal of the southern hemisphere, the male of which has a snout resembling an elephant's trunk.

Synonyms

• Pachyderm: A thick-skinned mammal, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
• Jumbo: A very large person or thing (informal, derived from the name of a famous 19th-century elephant).

Related Phrases

• "to see/get a look at the elephant" (archaic, U.S. slang): To gain worldly experience, especially by seeing the sights of a city or through a challenging ordeal.
• "an elephant never forgets": A saying implying that elephants (and by extension, people) have a very long memory.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
2. five-toed pachyderm