elephant

elephant is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing.
2. noun. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.
3. noun. five-toed pachyderm
4. noun. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Common word forms

elephants, elephantous

Words from these letters

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