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English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
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Ivory — is formed from dentine and constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth and narwhal.The word ivory was traditionally applied to the tusks of elephants; the word is ultimately from… … Wikipedia
elephant — [el′ə fənt] n. pl. elephants or elephant [ME elefaunt < L elephantus < Gr elephas (gen. elephantos), elephant, ivory < ? Berber elu, elephant + Egypt Ȝ bw, elephant, ivory] any of an order (Proboscidea) of huge, thick skinned, almost… … English World dictionary
ivory — [ī′vər ē, ī′vrē] n. pl. ivories [ME < OFr yvoire < L eboreus (adj.) < ebur (gen. eboris), ivory < Egypt Ȝ bw, elephant, ivory] 1. the hard, white substance, a form of dentin, that makes up the tusks of elephants, walruses, etc. 2. a)… … English World dictionary
elephant — c.1300, olyfaunt, from O.Fr. oliphant (12c.), from L. elephantus, from Gk. elephas (gen. elephantos) elephant, ivory, probably from a non I.E. language, likely via Phoenician (Cf. Hamitic elu elephant, source of the word for it in many Semitic… … Etymology dictionary
Elephant — Taxobox name = Elephant image width = 250px image caption = An African Bush Elephant near the border of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia ordo … Wikipedia
ivory — ivorylike, adj. /uy veuh ree, uy vree/, n., pl. ivories, adj. n. 1. the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc. 2. this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make … Universalium
Elephant and mammoth ivory — Mammoth Ivory tusk carved by Japanese Master carver Elephant and mammoth tusk ivory comes from the two modified upper incisors of extant and extinct members of the order Proboscidea. Mammoths are believed to have been extinct for 10,000 years.… … Wikipedia
ivory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English ivorie, from Anglo French ivoire, ivurie, from Latin eboreus of ivory, from ebor , ebur ivory, from Egyptian ?b, ?bw elephant, ivory Date: 13th century 1. a. the hard creamy white modified dentine that … New Collegiate Dictionary
ivory — i|vo|ry [ˈaıvəri] n plural ivories [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: ivoire, from Latin ebor, from Egyptian ab elephant, ivory ] 1.) [U] the hard smooth yellowish white substance from the ↑tusks (=long teeth) of an ↑elephant ▪ an ivory… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Ivory carving — by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually.Humans have ornamentally carved ivory since prehistoric times, and much of the prehistoric work reveals information about the use of tools during the carving s time period. The ivory… … Wikipedia
elephant — noun (plural same or elephants) a very large plant eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears. [Loxodonta africana (African elephant, Africa) and Elephas maximus (Indian elephant, southern Asia).] Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
