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   elephantine

   /ˌɛlɪˈfantʌɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward: "there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom"

   Word Origin early 17th century: via Latin from Greek elephantinos, from elephas, elephant- ‘elephant’.

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