adjective
- resembling or characteristic of an elephant; having qualities similar to those of an elephant
Usage: formal or technical; often used in zoology or comparative anatomy
Examples
- The fossil displayed elephantoid features, including a large molars and columnar legs.
- Scientists identified elephantoid characteristics in the extinct proboscidean species.
- The creature's elephantoid trunk and tusks suggested a distant evolutionary relationship.
- Paleontologists noted the elephantoid proportions of the ancient mammal's skeleton.