oliphaunt

== English == === Alternative forms === olifant, oliphant, olyfaunte, olyphant === Etymology === From Middle English oliphaunt, olifaunt, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information. === Noun === oliphaunt (plural oliphaunts) (archaic and historical) elephant ==== Usage notes ==== In current usage, this form is chiefly found in reference to the very large fictional elephants found in The Lord of the Rings and other works by J. R. R. Tolkien. oliphaunt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Noun === oliphaunt alternative form of olifant