ELEPHANTINE


Meaning of ELEPHANTINE in English

/ ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn; NAmE -tiːn/ adjective

( formal or humorous ) very large and clumsy ; like an elephant

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek elephantinos , from elephas , elephant- elephant.

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