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elephantine

/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/ adjective

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Latin root: elephantīn Wiktionary

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  1. Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants.
  2. Very large.

noun

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

Origin

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

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