turrigerousadj.

Etymology: < Latin turriger, < turris tower: see -gerous comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tuˈrrigerous.

rare.

Carrying a tower or ‘castle’.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > [adjective] > of an elephant: carrying a tower

turriferous1656

castleda1661

turrigerous1713

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. viii. i. 398 We admire, saith he [sc. Pliny Hist. World xi. 2], the turrigerous Shoulders of Elephants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	turrigerous
释义	turrigerousadj. Etymology: < Latin turriger, < turris tower: see -gerous comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tuˈrrigerous. rare. Carrying a tower or ‘castle’. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > [adjective] > of an elephant: carrying a tower turriferous1656 castleda1661 turrigerous1713 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. viii. i. 398 We admire, saith he [sc. Pliny Hist. World xi. 2], the turrigerous Shoulders of Elephants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1713
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