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white elephant

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: white elephant

1
 n
a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
2
 n
albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: white elephant
1

n a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

Type of:
possession
anything owned or possessed
2

n albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia

Type of:
Elephas maximus, Indian elephant
Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
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