elephant

Definition

  • noun: a very large gray animal that has a long, flexible nose and two long tusks
  • noun: any of a family (Elephantidae, the elephant family) of thickset usually extremely large nearly hairless herbivorous mammals that have a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into large ivory tusks and that include two living forms and various extinct relatives
  • synonyms: ivory, foal, tusker

Examples

  • The run-down historic building has been the city's 'white elephant'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's all right with me... All right! ...As long as Zazu goes with you. No! Not Zazu. Step lively. The sooner we get to the water hole, the sooner we can leave. So where're we really going? An elephant graveyard. Wow! Shhh! Zazu. Right. So how are we gonna ditch the dodo? Oh I know how we can-- (..)
    1994 The Lion King
  • (..) Why not? Simba, Simba; I'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew. Yeah, right; I'm your only nephew. All the more reason for me to be protective... An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince... Oops! An elephant what? Whoa! Oh dear, I've said too much... (..)
    1994 The Lion King