plural of elephant shrew

plural of elephant bird

Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially Aepyornis maximus.

A solitary, old, male elephant that has become dangerously and unpredictably violent. / (by extension) Someone or something that is large, dangerous, and unpredictable.

(archaic) A hippopotamus.

Alternative form of elephant in the room

A distinctive shrub or small tree native to northern Mexico and the farthest southern edge of California and Arizona, Bursera microphylla, having a smooth-skinned, bulging round trunk reminiscent of an elephant's trunk or legs.

present participle of see the elephant

(US, obsolete, idiomatic) To witness something unexpected and awe-filling. / (US, American Civil War) To witness or participate in a battle.

simple past tense of see the elephant