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单词 elephantoid
释义

elephantoidadj.

/ɛlɪˈfantɔɪd/
Etymology: < Greek ἐλέϕας, ἐλέϕαντος elephant n. + -ειδής like (compare Greek ἐλεϕαντώδης ): see -oid suffix.
(a) Elephant-like. (b) Of or belonging to elephant-like animals.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [adjective] > relating to elephants
elephantic1598
elephantine1675
elephantoid1841
1841 J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 407 No elephantoid remains.
1856 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (1876) xix. 371 True elephantoid genera, as the..mammoth.
1857 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks ii. 89 The Mastodon, an elephantoid animal.

Derivatives

elephantoidal adj.
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