A very large land animal with thick gray skin, big ears, and a long trunk used for breathing, smelling, and grabbing things. Elephants are highly intelligent and live in social family groups.
From Latin 'elephantus,' from Greek 'elephas' meaning 'elephant' or 'ivory.' The word likely has even older roots in languages of the ancient Near East or Africa. It originally referred both to the animal and to the ivory taken from its tusks.
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