elephant

n. type of large land mammal with a long trunk and ivory tusks, pachyderm

The elephants (Elephantidae) are a family in the order Proboscidea in the class Mammalia. They were once classified along with other thick skinned animals in a now invalid order, Pachydermata. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant (until recently known collectively as the African Elephant), and the Asian Elephant (also known as the Indian Elephant). Other species have become extinct since the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago, the Mammoth being the most well-known of these.
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Noun
1. five-toed pachyderm
(hypernym) proboscidean, proboscidian
(hyponym) rogue elephant
(member-holonym) Elephantidae, family Elephantidae
2. the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
(hypernym) emblem, allegory

n. (Zoology) elephant, type of large land mammal with a long trunk and ivory tusks

(n.)
Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.
  

(n.)
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.