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el·e·phant AHD[ĕlʹə-fənt] D.J.[ˈeləfənt]K.K.[ˈɛləfənt]n.(名词)- Either of two very large herbivorous mammals,Elephas maximus of south-central Asia or Loxodonta africana of Africa, having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long, curved tusks of ivory, and, in the African species, large, fan-shaped ears. 象:两种巨大的食草哺乳动物,中南亚的象属 或者非洲的 非洲象属 中的一种,皮肤坚厚,无毛,长有一条长的柔韧的可以卷曲的鼻子,上颚二门齿发展为长而弯的象牙。非洲象属有巨大的扇形状的耳朵
- Any of various extinct or living animals related to either of these two animals.象属动物:任何一种绝种的或尚存在的与上述两种动物中一种有关的动物
- Middle English elefaunt 中古英语 elefaunt
- from Old French olifant 源自 古法语 olifant
- from Vulgar Latin *olifantus 源自 俗拉丁语 *olifantus
- from Latin elephantus 源自 拉丁语 elephantus
- from Greek elephas elephant- 源自 希腊语 elephas elephant-
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