éléphanteau — meaning in English

English meaning

• calf noun A young cow, bull, or the young of certain other large animals such as elephants or whales.
• elephant noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.

Senses

éléphanteau is used for these senses in English:

• calf The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
• elephant A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

calf — full definition

1. noun A young cow, bull, or the young of certain other large animals such as elephants or whales.
2. noun The muscular back part of the lower leg, below the knee.
3. noun A chunk of ice that breaks away from a glacier or ice shelf.

elephant — full definition

1. noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.
2. noun Something enormous or unwieldy, used figuratively.

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