elephantine

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/ / /ɛl.əˈfæn.taɪn/ / /ˈɛl.ə.fən.tin/

adj

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.

name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.

noun

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

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