Elephant

Elephant Meanings:

• A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm
• Ivory; the tusk of the elephant
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛləfənt/
• A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
• (in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
• (paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
• (Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...
• (uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
• (xiangqi) A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
• (animal): Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana
• (counting term): see Appendix:Words used as placeholders to count seconds
• (animal): African bush elephant, African forest elephant, Indian elephant, African elephant
• elephant (animal)
• French: éléphantHaitian Creole: elefan
• [slang] A large grey animal from africa and asia.
• [slang] A big grey animal which features in the phrase elephant in the room. Here it can mean anything you like that reminds you of an elephant in a confined space, such as: 1) A thing that's big, really big, and everybody is embarassed by the sight of it, so they pretend it isn't there: maybe it will go away. 2) Something so big you can think of nothing else but it. 3) A thing too big to fit, but after a while you get used to it, maybe even get to like it; it defines a scary new lifestyle. All of these describe teenage obsessions, hence the title of Gus van Sant's teenage obsession movie Elephant.
• [slang] Any quite large person that lives the floor above you and is loud all the time. They must be watched all the time and fed quite frequently.
• [slang] A codeword for the drug ecstasy.
• [slang] The official animal of the Republican Party.
• [slang] someone who is acting skank-like; flirting -- a lot. sometimes with only one person, when there are plenty of others around.
• [slang] A street term for marijuana.