noun
Meaning 1
An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Standard Lemma guide
olifant
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noun
Meaning 2
An elephant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From Middle English olifaunt, from Old French oliphaunt, from Latin elephantus. See elephant.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: olifant — type of horn
- Finnish: olifantti — type of horn
- French: olifant — type of horn
- Polish: olifant — type of horn
- Portuguese: olifante — type of horn
- Spanish: olifante — type of horn
- Vietnamese: tù và — type of horn
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