Synonyms for elephant
ˈɛl ə fəntele·phant

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1. elephantnoun

   Synonyms:
   Loxodonta, maximus, africana, Elephas

2. elephantnoun

   Synonyms:
   alligator

Princeton's WordNet

1. elephantnoun

   five-toed pachyderm

2. elephantnoun

   the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

Matched Categories

1. • Emblem
   • Pachyderm
   • Proboscidean

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1. elephantnoun

   Associated words:
   howdah, pachyderm, kraal, corral, keddah, ankus, mahout

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "elephant":

   bull, vaile, phil

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1. Kei Miyamoto:

   Collecting elephant eggs is difficult as you need to think of the animal's welfare, so far, we've confirmed some activity in the mouse embryo, but we're not planning to replicate the experiment with an elephant embryo just yet.

2. Cortni Borgerson:

   Brood X cicadas are one of the world’s most incredible animal phenomena, in a year where few of us may be traveling to see natural wonders like Africa’s great migration, or the elephant gathering of Sri Lanka, we are incredibly privileged to have this rare spectacle occurring in our very own backyards. Brood X provides an infusion of nutrients into the ecosystem, and humans have been enjoying this event for its sights, sounds and taste for millennia.

3. Abraham Lincoln:

   When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

4. John McSweeney from Terry Lifts:

   You could describe it as a high-end chair lift. People don't want, in many cases, a chair-lift on their beautiful staircase and they don't necessarily want a lift; it's about looking at the lift for the long-term future proofing the property. And unlike a stairlift which is a permanent feature on your staircase, the lift can be sent away when you don't need it - so it's never the elephant in the room.

5. Proverb:

   The harm done by an elephant is like that done by a storm, or by the government