water elephant

noun

A hippopotamus.

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Meanings

nounwater elephant (plural water elephants)

plural water elephants

  1. archaicA hippopotamus.
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APA

water elephant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20elephant

MLA

“water elephant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20elephant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water elephant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20elephant.

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