Meaning of the word elephant in English

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elephant

US /ˈel.ə.fənt/
UK /ˈel.ə.fənt/
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Noun

1.

a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.

Example:
The elephant sprayed water over itself with its trunk.
We saw a herd of elephants at the watering hole.
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