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elephantine (adj.)

1620s, "huge," from Latin elephantinus "pertaining to the elephant," from elephantus (see elephant). Meaning "pertaining to elephants" is from 1670s. Earlier adjective was elephantic (1590s).

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Definitions of elephantine from WordNet

elephantine (adj.)
of great mass; huge and bulky;
Synonyms: gargantuan / giant / jumbo
From wordnet.princeton.edu