Elephantophile

Tom is an elephantophile.

But more and most he enjoyed, as he always does, going down to see the elephants; finding Babe, his favorite elephant; patting her, complimenting her, feeding her bread, peanuts, carrots. A bachelor, Mr. Brush is a consistent elephantophile.

The crew of the States Steamship Line’s SS. Washington, now in port, are all elephantophiles … (elephant-lovers to you).

He prefers the company of elephantophiles because elephants are his favorite topic of conversation, although Ada’s family, including the cats, once rolled up at Bucky’s for an extended visit.

Call the Kings elephantophiles, a condition that began February 12, 1964, with a four-foot-high plush elephant named Twinkles.

There is, perhaps fortunately for elephantophiles, no graphic record of this shameful scene, which did nothing to discourage belief in the accepted classical myth.

Now, the elephant and the mouse. Senator Cogger obviously is an “elephantophile”—he loves elephants. I have a weakness for mice.

For Sigismondo’s nearest rival as an elephantophile monarch was to be King Manuel the Fortunate of Portugal (1495-1521).