el·e·phant
 elephant
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An elephant is a very large animal with thick, gray skin and a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants are mammals, and they live in Africa and Asia.
When we went to the zoo, we watched an elephant drink water. The elephant took water up into its trunk. Then it squirted the water into its mouth to drink it.
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mammoth |
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elephantoid (adj.) |
Elephant comes from an ancient Greek word that mean "ivory beast."