释义 |
gom·pho·the·ri·um \ˌgäm(p)fōˈthirēəm\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gomphos + New Latin -therium : a large genus (the type of the family Gomphotheriidae) of extinct elephants widely distributed in the Miocene and Pliocene and distinguished by a greatly elongated lower jaw bearing broad flat terminal tusks shaped like shovels |