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elephant
noun
a
very
large
gray
mammal
with
a
long
trunk
and
big
ears
that
lives
in
Africa
and
Asia
•
At
the
city
zoo
,
the
elephant
sprayed
water
over
its
back
to
cool
down
.
At
the
city
zoo
,
the
elephant
sprayed
water
over
its
back
to
cool
down
.
•
Scientists
studied
how
a
wild
elephant
family
protected
its
calves
from
lions
.
Scientists
studied
how
a
wild
elephant
family
protected
its
calves
from
lions
.
Middle
English
elefant
,
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
elephantus
,
from
Greek
elephas
"
ivory
,
elephant
".
noun
a
large
size
of
paper
or
book
measuring
roughly
23
by
28
inches
,
used
especially
for
maps
,
art
prints
,
or
deluxe
volumes
•
The
architect
ordered
her
blueprints
printed
on
elephant
sheets
to
capture
every
detail
.
The
architect
ordered
her
blueprints
printed
on
elephant
sheets
to
capture
every
detail
.
•
Collectors
prize
19th-century
atlases
bound
in
elephant
folios
for
their
vivid
hand-colored
maps
.
Collectors
prize
19th-century
atlases
bound
in
elephant
folios
for
their
vivid
hand-colored
maps
.
Named
for
its
large
size
,
comparing
the
sheet
’
s
dimensions
to
the
bulk
of
the
animal
.
noun
(
archaic
)
the
chess
piece
now
called
a
rook
,
named
for
earlier
sets
that
depicted
it
as
an
elephant
with
a
tower
•
In
medieval
manuscripts
,
the
elephant
is
shown
guarding
the
king
on
the
chessboard
’
s
corner
.
In
medieval
manuscripts
,
the
elephant
is
shown
guarding
the
king
on
the
chessboard
’
s
corner
.
•
An
18th-century
rulebook
explains
that
the
elephant
moves
straight
like
a
castle
piece
.
An
18th-century
rulebook
explains
that
the
elephant
moves
straight
like
a
castle
piece
.
From
Persian
and
Arabic
names
for
the
chess
piece
representing
an
elephant
in
Indian
armies
;
later
replaced
by
the
term
rook
.
