oliphant
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman oliphant (“ivory, elephant”) and Old French oliphant (“ivory, elephant, musical horn of ivory”), from Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (elephas, “ivory, elephant”).
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Noun [edit]
oliphant (plural oliphants)
- (archaic and historical) An elephant.
Old French [edit]
Noun [edit]
oliphant m (oblique plural oliphans, nominative singular oliphans, nominative plural oliphant)
- Alternative form of olifan.
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