English-Thai Dictionary

elephant

N ช้าง  พลาย  พัง  chang

 

elephant folio

N ขนาด ของ หนังสือ ที่ มี ความสูง ประมา ณ  61 63.5 ซม (24 25 นิ้ว  ka-nad-kong-nang-sue-ti-me-kwam-sung-pra-man

 

elephantiasis

N การ เติบโต อย่าง มากเกินไป  การพัฒนา อย่าง ผิดปกติ  kan-toeb-to-yang-mak-koen-pai

 

elephantiasis

N โรค เท้าช้าง  rok-tao-chang

 

elephantine

ADJ คล้าย ช้าง  kai-chang

 

elephantine

ADJ ใหญ่โต และ งุ่มง่าม  เทอะทะ  เชื่องช้า  awkward clumsy ungainly yai-to-lae-ngum-ngam

 

elephants

SL เมาเหล้า  mao-lao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELEPHANT

n.[L. elephas, elephantus; probably from the Heb. a leader or chief, the chief or great animal. ] 1. The largest of all quadrupeds, belonging to the order of Bruta. This animal has no foreteeth in either jaw; the canine-teeth are very long; and he has a long proboscis or trunk, by which he conveys food and drink to his mouth. The largest of these animals is about 16 feet long and 14 feet high; but smaller varieties are not more than seven feet high. The eyes are small and the feet short, round, clumsy, and distinguishable only by the toes. The trunk is a cartilaginous and muscular tube, extending from the upper jaw, and is seven or eight feet in length. The general shape of his body resembles that of swine. His skin is rugged, and his hair thin, The two large tusks are of a yellowish color, and extremely hard. The bony substance of these is called ivory. The elephant is 3 years in coming to his full growth, and he lives to 15 or 2 years of age. Elephants are natives of the warm climates of Africa and Asia, where they are employed as beasts of burden. They were formerly used in war.
2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.

 

ELEPHANT-BEETLE

n.A large species of Scarabaeus, or beetle, found in South America. It is of a black color; the body covered with a hard shell, as thick as that of a crab. It is nearly four inches long. The feelers are horny, and the proboscis an inch and a quarter in length.

 

ELEPHANTS-FOOT

n.A plant, the Elephantopus.

 

ELEPHANTIASIS

n.[L. and Gr. from elephant. ] A species of leprosy, so called from covering the skin with incrustations, like those of an elephant. It is a chronic and contagious disease, marked by a thickening and greasiness of the legs, with loss of hair and feeling, a swelling of the face, and a hoarse, nasal voice. It affects the whole body; the bones, as well as the skin, are covered with spots and tumors, at first red, but afterwards black.

 

ELEPHANTINE

a.Pertaining to the elephant; huge; resembling an elephant; or perhaps white, like ivory. 1. In antiquity, an appellation given to certain books in which the Romans registered the transactions of the senate, magistrates, emperors and generals; so called perhaps, as being made of ivory.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELEPHANT

El "e *phant, n. Etym: [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F.éléphant, L. elephantus, elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf. Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs. ] Dryden. Elephant apple (Bot. ), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum, a large tree related to the orange. -- Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. Mantell. -- Elephant beetle (Zoöl.), any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus ), of the family Scarabæidæ. They inhabit West Africa. -- Elephant fish (Zoöl.), a chimæroid fish (Callorhynchus antarcticus ), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. -- Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 × 28 inches. -- Double elephant paper, paper measuring 26Paper. -- Elephant seal (Zoöl.), an African jumping shrew (Macroscelides typicus ), having a long nose like a proboscis. -- Elephant's ear (Bot. ), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. -- Elephant's foot (Bot. ) (a ) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes ), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread. (b ) A genus (Elephantopus ) of coarse, composite weeds. -- Elephant's tusk (Zoöl.), the tooth shell. See Dentalium.

 

ELEPHANTIAC

ELEPHANTIAC El `e *phan "ti *ac, a. (Med. )

 

Defn: Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis.

 

ELEPHANTIASIS

El `e *phan *ti "a *sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.

 

ELEPHANTINE

El `e *phan "tine, a. Etym: [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. éléphantin.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size ); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms.Mantell. -- Elephantine tortoise (Zoöl.), a huge land tortoise; esp. , Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.

 

ELEPHANTOID; ELEPHANTOIDAL

El "e *phan *toid `, El `e *phan *toid "al, a. Etym: [Elephant + -oid.](Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elephant

el e phant |ˈeləfənt ˈɛləfənt | ▶noun ( pl. same or elephants ) 1 a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal. [Family Elephantidae, order Proboscidea: two species. See African elephant, Indian elephant . ] 2 chiefly Brit. a size of paper, now standardized at 28 × 23 inches (approximately 711 × 584 mm ). DERIVATIVES el e phan toid |ˌeləˈfantoid, ˈeləfənˌtoid |adjective PHRASES the elephant in the room a major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion because it is more comfortable to do so. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant. ’

 

elephant bird

el e phant bird ▶noun a heavily built, giant flightless bird, found in Madagascar until it was exterminated in about ad 1000. The eggs, which are still found occasionally, are the largest known. Also called aepyornis. [Family Aepyornithidae, genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis: several species, including A. maximus. ]

 

elephant ear

el e phant ear ▶noun any of a number of plants with large heart-shaped leaves.

 

elephant fish

ele |phant fish ▶noun a fish with a trunk-like snout or proboscis. ● a chimaera with a hook-like process on the snout (family Callorhinchidae and genus Callorhinchus ). ● another term for elephant-snout fish .

 

elephant grass

el e phant grass |ˈɛləfənt ɡræs | ▶noun a tall robust tropical African grass that is used for fodder and paper. Also called napier grass. [Pennisetum purpureum, family Gramineae. ]

 

elephant hawkmoth

ele |phant hawk |moth ▶noun a large pinkish hawkmoth with greenish-bronze markings. The foreparts of the caterpillar have eyespots and sometimes resemble an elephant's trunk. ●Genus Deilephila, family Sphingidae: several species, in particular the common D. elpenor.

 

elephantiasis

el e phan ti a sis |ˌeləfənˈtīəsis ˌɛləfənˈtaɪəsəs | ▶noun Medicine a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant ’ + -iasis .

 

elephantine

el e phan tine |ˌeləˈfantēn, -ˌtīn, ˈeləfənˌtēn, -ˌtīn ˌɛləˈfænˌtin | ▶adjective of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, esp. in being large, clumsy, or awkward: there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek elephantinos, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant. ’

 

Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass a narrow strip of land at the north end of Sri Lanka, linking the Jaffna peninsula with the rest of the island.

 

elephant seal

el e phant seal |ˈɛləfənt si (ə )l | ▶noun a large seal that breeds on the west coast of North America and the islands around Antarctica. The male is much larger than the female and has a very thick neck and an inflatable snout. [Genus Mirounga, family Phocidae: two species. ]

 

elephant shrew

ele |phant shrew ▶noun a small insectivorous African mammal with a long mobile snout, long hindlimbs, and a rat-like tail. ●Family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea: four genera and many species; sometimes placed in the order Insectivora.

 

elephant-snout fish

elephant-snout fish ▶noun an edible African freshwater fish with a downcurved snout that is typically elongated and trunk-like. Also called elephant fish. ●Family Mormyridae: several genera, in particular Mormyrus.

 

Oxford Dictionary

elephant

ele |phant |ˈɛlɪf (ə )nt | ▶noun ( pl. same or elephants ) 1 a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal. ●Family Elephantidae, order Proboscidea: two species. See African elephant, Indian elephant . 2 a size of paper, typically 28 × 23 inches (approximately 711 × 584 mm ). PHRASES the elephant in the room a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion: they've steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room: the ever-growing debt burden on graduates. DERIVATIVES elephantoid |ˌɛlɪˈfantɔɪd |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant ’.

 

elephant bird

ele |phant bird ▶noun a heavily built giant flightless bird, found in Madagascar until it was exterminated in about ad 1000. The eggs, which are still found occasionally, are the largest known. Also called aepyornis. ●Family Aepyornithidae, genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis: several species, including A. maximus, which is the heaviest known bird.

 

elephant ear

el e phant ear ▶noun any of a number of plants with large heart-shaped leaves.

 

elephant fish

ele |phant fish ▶noun a fish with a trunk-like snout or proboscis. ● a chimaera with a hook-like process on the snout (family Callorhinchidae and genus Callorhinchus ). ● another term for elephant-snout fish .

 

elephant grass

ele |phant grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tall robust tropical African grass which is used for fodder and paper. ●Pennisetum purpureum, family Gramineae.

 

elephant hawkmoth

ele |phant hawk |moth ▶noun a large pinkish hawkmoth with greenish-bronze markings. The foreparts of the caterpillar have eyespots and sometimes resemble an elephant's trunk. ●Genus Deilephila, family Sphingidae: several species, in particular the common D. elpenor.

 

elephantiasis

elephantiasis |ˌɛlɪf (ə )nˈtʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites which cause filariasis. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant ’ + -iasis .

 

elephantine

elephantine |ɛlɪˈfantʌɪn | ▶adjective of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward: there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek elephantinos, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant ’.

 

Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass a narrow strip of land at the north end of Sri Lanka, linking the Jaffna peninsula with the rest of the island.

 

elephant seal

ele |phant seal ▶noun a large seal that breeds on the west coast of North America and the islands around Antarctica. The male is much larger than the female and has a very thick neck and an inflatable snout. ●Genus Mirounga, family Phocidae: two species.

 

elephant shrew

ele |phant shrew ▶noun a small insectivorous African mammal with a long mobile snout, long hindlimbs, and a rat-like tail. ●Family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea: four genera and many species; sometimes placed in the order Insectivora.

 

elephant-snout fish

elephant-snout fish ▶noun an edible African freshwater fish with a downcurved snout that is typically elongated and trunk-like. Also called elephant fish. ●Family Mormyridae: several genera, in particular Mormyrus.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

elephantine

elephantine adjective a tropical plant with elephantine leaves: enormous, huge, gigantic, very big, massive, giant, immense, tremendous, colossal, mammoth, gargantuan, vast, prodigious, monumental, titanic; hulking, bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous, lumbering; informal jumbo, whopping, humongous, monster, ginormous. ANTONYMS tiny.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

elephantine

elephantine adjective a ring of elephantine boulders: enormous, huge, great, massive, giant, immense, tremendous, colossal, mammoth, gargantuan, vast, prodigious, gigantic, monumental, stupendous, titanic, monstrous, very big, very large; bulky, heavy, weighty; ponderous, lumbering, clumsy, laborious; informal jumbo, hulking, whopping, whopping great, thumping, thumping great, humongous, monster, almighty, dirty great, socking great; Brit. informal whacking, whacking great, ginormous. ANTONYMS small.

 

French Dictionary

éléphant

éléphant n. m. nom masculin Mammifère herbivore, le plus gros animal terrestre actuel caractérisé par sa peau épaisse, ses défenses et sa trompe. tableau – animaux. LOCUTIONS Éléphant blanc. québécisme figuré Propriété, objet coûteux, mais peu utile. : Le Stade olympique de Montréal est un véritable éléphant blanc pour les Montréalais. Note Technique D ’après Le Petit Larousse (2003 ), cette expression s ’emploie aussi en Belgique et en Afrique. Un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine. figuré Personne qui n ’est pas à sa place. Une mémoire d ’éléphant. Une mémoire exceptionnelle.

 

éléphante

éléphante n. f. nom féminin Femelle de l ’éléphant.

 

éléphanteau

éléphanteau n. m. (pl. éléphanteaux ) nom masculin Petit de l ’éléphant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

elephant

el e phant /élɪf (ə )nt /〖原義は 「牙 （きば ）を持つ大きな動物 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C ゾウ , 象 〘｟米 ｠では共和党 (員 )の象徴; →donkey 〙▸ an elephant 's trunk 象の鼻 ▸ elephant herds 象の群れ ▸ An elephant never forgets .｟ことわざ ｠象は決して忘れない (!象は記憶力がよく, 執念深い動物とされる ) 2 エレファント判 〘画用紙の大きさ; 711 ×584mm 〙.3 ＝white elephant .è lephant's tr ú nk ＝drunk (→rhyming slang ).～́ s è al ゾウアザラシ .

 

elephantine

el e phan tine /èlɪfǽntiːn |-taɪn /形容詞 ｟かたく 否定的に ｠(象のように )ゆっくりとした, のっそりした, 不器用な, 粗削りな .