elephant
Largest land animal
An elephant is a massive land mammal with thick gray skin, a long trunk, and large ears, native to Africa and Asia.
Elephants are the largest living land animals.
The phrase elephant in the room describes an obvious problem everyone ignores.
A white elephant is a burdensome possession or an expensive gift of little use.
To have a memory like an elephant is to remember everything.
Main stem or storage
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- pachydermThick-skinned hoofed mammal
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
wrinkled · gray · prehensile · hide · feet · tail · molars · thick-skinned
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- safariWildlife observation journey
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
poaching · reserve · Africa · Asia · watering hole · migration · herd · calf
Extinct elephant with curved tusks
- mastodonExtinct elephantine Pleistocene mammal
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
woolly · fossil · Ice Age · megaherbivore · giant · evolution · ancestor
Mind's retention capacity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- GaneshElephant-headed Hindu deity
- strengthPower to exert force
power · loyalty · patience · Republican · GOP · Babar · Horton
Extended animal incisors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
illegal trade · smuggling · extinction · ban · enforcement · black market · seizure · demand
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- toweringOf imposing height
giant · behemoth · jumbo · bulk · heavyweight · largest · tonnage
Female-headed family structure
- herdGrazing animals together
- socialConcerning community life
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- mourningPeriod following loss
memory · communication · infrasound · bonding · empathy · tool use · play · bathing
trunk
Main stem or storage
proboscis · wrinkled · gray · prehensile · hide · feet · tail · molars · thick-skinned
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- safariWildlife observation journey
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
habitat · poaching · reserve · Africa · Asia · watering hole · migration · herd · calf · bull
mammoth
Extinct elephant with curved tusks
- mastodonExtinct elephantine Pleistocene mammal
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
extinction · woolly · fossil · Ice Age · megaherbivore · giant · evolution · ancestor
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- GaneshElephant-headed Hindu deity
strength · power · loyalty · patience · Republican · GOP · Babar · Horton
tusks
Extended animal incisors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
conservation · illegal trade · smuggling · extinction · ban · enforcement · black market · seizure · demand · carving
massive
Extremely large and heavy
towering · giant · behemoth · jumbo · bulk · heavyweight · largest · tonnage
matriarchal
Female-headed family structure
- herdGrazing animals together
- socialConcerning community life
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
mourning · memory · communication · infrasound · bonding · empathy · tool use · play · bathing · dusting
trainer
One who conditions others
- DumboOversized-eared animated pachyderm
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- performanceCarrying out a task
tricks · act · costume · stand · balance · Ringling · captivity · handler · showmanship · spectacle
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
armorial · shield · supporters · badge · rampant · Danish · blazon
- elephant in the roomObvious ignored problem
- baby elephantImmature pachyderm
- white elephantBurdensome, useless possession
- the elephant in the roomObvious ignored problem
- pink elephantImaginary creature from inebriation
- elephant in roomIgnored obvious problem
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