'Elephantine tortoise' definitions:

Definition of 'Elephantine tortoise'

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  • Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. ['e]l['e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. [1913 Webster]
  • Elephantine epoch (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell.
  • Elephantine tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a huge land tortoise; esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands. Elephantoid