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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To see the elephant

Home The Lexicon To see the elephant

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To see the elephant

Definition

To gain real experience, especially of hardship.

Language

English

Type

Faunamorph

Subcategory

Other Animals

Grammatical Subcategory

Nouns: Things/Terms/Labels

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