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elephantback

elephantback noun: the back of an elephant.

elephantback: the back of an elephant
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Noun

elephantback (uncountable)

  1. The back of an elephant.

Origin of elephantback

From elephant + back; compare horseback.

Questions about elephantback

What does elephantback mean?
Elephantback means the back of an elephant.
What part of speech is elephantback?
Elephantback is a noun.

Words near elephantback in the dictionary

  1. elephant-foot yams
  2. Elephanta
  3. elephantarch
  4. elephantarchs
  5. Elephantas
  6. elephantback
  7. elephantbird
  8. elephantbirds
  9. elephantdom
  10. elephantesque
  11. elephantess

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