five-toed pachyderm
"The massive elephant, a five-toed pachyderm, carefully stepped over the muddy riverbank."
the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
"The elephant marched into the race as the iconic symbol of the Republican Party, a tradition established by Thomas Nast's cartoons in 1874."
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
"The massive elephant used its long trunk to lift branches while its two large ivory tusks jutted proudly from its upper jaw."
In plain English: An elephant is a huge animal with big ears and a long trunk that lives on land.
"The baby elephant played with its mother near the watering hole."
Usage: Use this word to refer specifically to the largest land animal known for its distinctive long nose or trunk. It is often paired with "hippo" in phrases describing dangerous African wildlife encounters.
The 105th sura (chapter) of the Quran.
"The term "elephant" is sometimes used as a code name or reference to the 105th sura of the Quran, though it does not actually describe the large mammal."
The word "elephant" entered English from Old French and Latin, tracing its roots back to Ancient Greek for the large animal. Linguists believe this Greek term may have originally come from an Afroasiatic language like Egyptian or Berber, possibly referring to the animal itself or its ivory.