elephants

el-e-phants · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of elephant; the largest living land mammals, belonging to the family Elephantidae.

  2. 2.

    A herd or group of these animals.

Related words

See also: elephant, herd, mammal, wildlife
Synonyms: pachyderms

Etymology

From Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas (elephantos). See [[elephant]] for full etymology.