elephant trunk
An extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive starAn extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive star.
» Elephants have long trunks.
Elefanten haben einen langen Rüssel.
У слонов длинный хобот.
У слонів довгі хоботи.
Meaning
3 sensesAn extended pillar-like mass of interstellar gas and dust found near a massive star.
(slang)An uncircumcised penis.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, trunk.
Examples
3 sentencesElephants have long trunks.
У слонів довгі хоботи.
ruУ слонов длинный хобот.
deElefanten haben einen langen Rüssel.
The boys wondered at the elephant's trunk.
The elephant's trunk is so prehensile that it can pick up a coin from the ground.
ruУ слона такой цепкий хобот, что он может поднять монету с пола.
Forms
plural: elephant trunks| Singular | elephant trunk |
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