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elephant/ˈelif(ə)nt/n. (pl. same 单复同 or elephants) 1 the largest living land animal, of which two species survive, the larger African Loxodonta africana 非洲象 and the smaller Indian Elephas maximus 亚洲象, both with a trunk and long curved ivory tusks 象，大象 2 Brit. a size of paper (711 × 584mm) [英]一种纸张尺寸 (711 × 584 毫米) □ elephantoid /-ˈfæntɔid/ adj.[Middle English olifaunt etc. from Old French oli-, elefant, ultimately via Latin elephantus, elephans from Greek elephas -antos ‘ivory, elephant’] |