elephantine

C2

a. 象的, 巨大的, 粗笨的

发音

其它 /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/

词形变化

elephantines 复数 more elephantine 比较级 most elephantine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae of elephants and their extinct close relatives.

    生物 动物学
adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants.

  2. 2.

    Very large.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

giant jumbo gargantuan

近义相关 2

big large

相关短语

elephantine tortoise elephantine tortoises

词源

From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine.

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