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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr.
?: cf. F. ['e]l['e]phantin.]
Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant
(commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of
elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread.
[1913 Webster]
Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the
existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell.
Elephantine tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a huge land tortoise;
esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian
Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr.
?: cf. F. ['e]l['e]phantin.]
Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant
(commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of
elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread.
Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the
existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell.
Elephantine tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a huge land tortoise;
esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian
Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
elephantine tortoise
n.
A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise (taxlink
Aldabrachelys gigantea species noshow=1), from the Seychelles, or the
Galápagos tortoise (taxlink Chelonoidis niger species noshow=1), from
the Galápagos Islands.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
elephantine tortoise
n.
A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise (taxlink
Aldabrachelys gigantea species noshow=1), from the Seychelles, or the
Galápagos tortoise (taxlink Chelonoidis niger species noshow=1), from
the Galápagos Islands.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
elephantine tortoise
n.
A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise (taxlink
Aldabrachelys gigantea species noshow=1), from the Seychelles, or the
Galápagos tortoise (taxlink Chelonoidis niger species noshow=1), from
the Galápagos Islands.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
elephantine tortoise
n.
A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise (taxlink
Aldabrachelys gigantea species noshow=1), from the Seychelles, or the
Galápagos tortoise (taxlink Chelonoidis niger species noshow=1), from
the Galápagos Islands.
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