Entry:hafiloid

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hafiloid
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group F G H I J

hafiloid adp 2 / 1a i a [/hæ.fɪ.lɔɪd/; ha•fi•loid (3 syll.)] Compound [Compound of hafil + oid.]

1 : like an elephant (in form/appearance)

hafiloide ns, hafiloido m, hafiloida f, hafiloidous(e/o/a) du, hafiloides/hafiloid(o/a)s pl [/hæ.fɪ.lɔɪd/; ha•fi•loide]
1 : elephantid, elephantoid
2 : pachyderm (Dated)
Along with rhinoceroses (bejandes), hippopotamuses (bokèles), and hyraxes (wibères), elephants were once placed in the order Pachydermata. This term has been recently discredited in science, but is still used informally.

Hypernyms

mubriftuere

Added on: 2021-09-16, 04:02View semantic data