oliphant
Meanings
noun
- An elephant.
- An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
name
- A surname.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English olifaunt, from Anglo-Norman oliphant (“ivory, elephant”) and Old French oliphant (“ivory, elephant, musical horn of ivory”), from Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “ivory, elephant”).
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