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elephantine
Elephantine (adj) means Connected with, similar to, or typical of elephants.
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Connected with, similar to, or typical of elephants.
"The scene around them was currently plunged into gloom. Dark mists swirled round them and elephantine shapes lurked indistinctly in the shadows."
— Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin elephantīn(us); by surface analysis, formed from elephant + -ine.
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What is the meaning of elephantine?
"elephantine" (adj) means connected with, similar to, or typical of elephants.
What is another word for elephantine?
Other words for "elephantine" include gargantuan, jumbo, giant.
