rogue elephant

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noun

a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.

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Origin of rogue elephant

First recorded in 1855–60

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Examples from the Web for rogue elephant

The man-eating tiger and the rogue-elephant are the devils of their kind.
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald