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elephantoid

elephantoid noun: any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea.

Noun

elephantoid (plural elephantoids)

  1. Any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea

Adjective

elephantoid (not comparable)

  1. Resembling an elephant in form or appearance

Forms of elephantoid

pluralelephantoids

Origin of elephantoid

From elephant + -oid.

Words formed from elephantoid

Questions about elephantoid

What does elephantoid mean?
Elephantoid means any mammal of the superfamily Elephantoidea.
What part of speech is elephantoid?
Elephantoid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of elephantoid?
The plural of elephantoid is elephantoids.

Words near elephantoid in the dictionary

  1. elephantitus
  2. elephantless
  3. elephantlike
  4. elephantnose fish
  5. elephantnose fishes
  6. elephantoid
  7. elephantoidal
  8. elephantoids
  9. elephantol
  10. elephantophile
  11. elephantophiles

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