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An elephant with unusually pale skin; spec. an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) of a kind having pale skin, hair, nails, and eyes, formerly kept…
figurative. A burdensome or costly objective, enterprise, or possession, esp. one that appears magnificent; a financial liability.