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elephant in Portuguese

elephant in Portuguese is elefante, elefanta, elefoa — elephant means a very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.

elephant in Portuguese

elefante
noun
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
elefanta
noun
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
elefoa
noun
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
aliá
noun
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
alifante
noun
A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

What does "elephant" mean?

  1. noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.
    "The elephant used its trunk to spray water over its back."
  2. noun Something enormous or unwieldy, used figuratively.
    "Nobody wanted to mention the elephant in the room: the company was about to go bankrupt."
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elephant in a sentence

  • The elephant used its trunk to spray water over its back.
  • African elephants have much bigger ears than Asian elephants.
  • Nobody wanted to mention the elephant in the room: the company was about to go bankrupt.

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What is "elephant" in Portuguese?

"elephant" in Portuguese is elefante, elefanta, elefoa. elephant means: A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.

How do you use "elephant" in a sentence?

Example: "The elephant used its trunk to spray water over its back." In Portuguese, "elephant" is elefante, elefanta, elefoa.

Are there other ways to say "elephant" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 5 translations listed for "elephant": elefante, elefanta, elefoa, aliá, alifante.

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