"rogue elephant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rogue elephants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rogue elephant (plural rogue elephants)
  1. A solitary, old, male elephant that has become dangerously and unpredictably violent. Categories (lifeform): Elephants Related terms: loose cannon
    Sense id: en-rogue_elephant-en-noun-PG4jg9sU Disambiguation of Elephants: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 96 4
  2. (by extension) Someone or something that is large, dangerous, and unpredictable. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-rogue_elephant-en-noun-IKgv238e

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