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elephant trunks

elephant trunks is the plural of elephant trunk.

Meaning of elephant trunk

Noun

elephant trunk (plural elephant trunks)

  1. An extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive star.
    • However, the behaviour of the molecular emission in elephant trunks and cometary globules clearly indicated the presence of neighbouring massive stars […]2012, Charles J. Lada, N.D. Kylafis, The Physics of Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution, page 314
  2. (slang) An uncircumcised penis.
    • Just take the weird look of an uncircumcised penis! ('Anteater' or 'Elephant-Trunk')1999, Brian J. Morris, In Favour of Circumcision, page 76
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, trunk.

Questions about elephant trunks

What is elephant trunks the plural of?
Elephant trunks is the plural of elephant trunk.

Words near elephant trunks in the dictionary

  1. elephant tree
  2. elephant trees
  3. elephant trunk
  4. elephant trunkfish
  5. elephant trunkfishes
  6. elephant trunks
  7. elephant walk
  8. elephant walks
  9. elephant's
  10. elephant's ear
  11. elephant's ears

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