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elephantine

[el-uh-fan-teen, -tahyn, -tin, el-uh-fuhn-teen, -tahyn] / ˌɛl əˈfæn tin, -taɪn, -tɪn, ˈɛl ə fənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn /


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Not to be overlooked is Russell Westbrook, who turned in six consecutive triple-doubles on the trip after weeks of carrying an elephantine load with so many key teammates out.

From Washington Post

And in “the ultimate expression of sheer, elephantine joy,” the animals then let loose with bladder and bowels.

From Washington Post

Perhaps someday soon I can meet Mo and we can have a friendly lunch while wearing those elephantine gas masks.

From Washington Post

Growths the size of golf balls bulged out of his forearm and elephantine ankles.

From Washington Post

Mugabe prided himself on his elephantine and encyclopedic memory, but he must have been briefed on the backgrounds of the students at the Zimbabwean mission function in Delhi.

From Reuters