Plural of elephant
regular plural
The plural of elephant is elephants.
Forms of elephant
| Singular | elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | elephants /ˈɛlɪfənts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Elephants in a sentence
- By the end of the 20th century elephants had become scarce even in Africa.From the entry scarce
- I remember lying by the side of the road watching the pink elephants dancing by.From the entry pink elephant
- As poachers target elephants with large tusks, the species may be slowly evolving towards tusklessness.From the entry tusklessness
- Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.From the entry big
- Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.From the entry polyphyodont
Meaning of elephant
- noun A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
- noun Anything huge and ponderous.
- noun Synonym of elephant paper.
Questions about the plural of elephant
- What is the plural of elephant?
- The plural of elephant is elephants.
- Is elephant countable?
- Elephant is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: elephant (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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