elephant

elephantus (Latin)

An elephant.. Ivory.

elephans (Latin)

An elephant.

elephant (Middle French)

Elephant (animal).

olifant (Old French)

elefaunt (Middle English)

elephant (English)

(British, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second.. (figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.. (obsolete) ivory. (paper, printing) A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches×22 inches.. A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.