elephant 的定义
plural el·e·phants, el·e·phant for 1.
- a very large herbivorous mammal of the family Elephantidae, the only extant family of proboscideans and comprising the genera Loxodonta and Elephus: elephants of all species are characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip, pillarlike legs, and prominent tusks, which are possessed by both genders of Loxodonta and just the males of Elephus.See also white elephant.
- a representation of this animal, used in the U.S. since 1874 as the emblem of the Republican Party.
- Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 23 × 28 inches.
elephant 近义词
large mammal
更多elephant例句
- Yet cetaceans and elephants can fast for much longer, “and this somehow tells us that they must have found different ways to fuel their brain during periods of starvation,” Hiller said.
- The tusks of the dead elephants are still in place and, as yet, no other species have died under similar circumstances.
- The new study reopens the long-running debate over whether elephants truly get tipsy gorging on marula fruit.
- Descriptions of elephants behaving oddly after binging on overripe fruit go back at least to 1875, Janiak says.
- Previous administrations, Democrat or Republican, had not really confronted China as the elephant in the room.
- Marcel the elephant takes readers on a journey through his life, recounting his memories full of travel and adventure.
- This video, shot in Zambia, shows a young elephant being attacked by a pride of 14 lions.
- By 1998, their star elephant, Kenny, became ill and was ordered not to perform by a circus veterinarian.
- The gentle, erudite soul within a body the public considered an oddity is the contrast at the heart of “The Elephant Man.”
- Want to fight ‘Taxers’ and ‘Mudslingers’ as a patriotic elephant in the new ‘Giopi: 2014 Mission Majority’?
- The female elephant killed by our hunters at this time was a comparatively small one.
- The elephant ran straight on and went right through the whole party, but came near no one.
- The elephant did not follow, but the hunters, having discovered her retreat, were not slow to follow and attack her.
- But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.
- Suddenly the Elephant trumpeted aloud as though men had goaded him.