ELEPHAS

(Lat.), n. m. E2re2-fas(fa3s). Gen., elephant'os (-is). Gr., eAJ>a. 1. The elephant; a genus of the Elephantidce. [L, 14.] 2. Of the alchemists, nitric acid. [B, 88 (a, 14).] E. african us. A variety inhabiting Africa. It has an apparently convex forehead, large flapping ears, a dark-brown color, and four nails on the fore feet and three on the hind feet, [a, 14.] E. asiaticus, E. indicus. A variety inhabiting Asia. It differs from the African variety in having a concave forehead, small ears, and five nails on the fore feet and four on the hind feet, and is usually of a pale brown color, [a, 14.] Dens elephant is. Ivory. [B, 180.] ELERSN A, n. Of the alchemists, molybdaena. [L, 84.] [s. 679]