elephantine

== English == === Etymology === From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/, /ɛl.əˈfæn.taɪn/, /ˈɛl.ə.fən.tin/, /ˈɛl.ə.fən.taɪn/ === Adjective === elephantine (comparative more elephantine, superlative most elephantine) Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants. Synonyms: elephantesque, elephantic, elephantish, elephantlike, elephanty Very large. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:large ==== Derived terms ==== elephantine epoch elephantine leprosy elephantine tortoise ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hippopotamine rhinocerine === Noun === elephantine (plural elephantines) (zoology) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae of elephants and their extinct close relatives. === References === “elephantine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Latin == === Adjective === elephantine vocative masculine singular of elephantinus