| 释义 |
gom·pho·the·ri·um
\ˌgäm(p)fōˈthirēəm\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gomphos + New Latin -therium
: a large genus (the type of the family Gomphotheriidae) of extinct elephants widely distributed in the Miocene and Pliocene and distinguished by a greatly elongated lower jaw bearing broad flat terminal tusks shaped like shovels |