anguimanus
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
anguĭ-mănus: a, um, adj. anguismanus,
I with serpent-hand, an epithet of the elephant, because he makes quick, serpent-like motions with his trunk (manus), perh. only in Lucr. 2, 537; 5, 1303.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
anguĭmănŭs,¹⁵ ūs, adj. m. et f. (anguis et manus), qui a une trompe flexible comme un serpent [l’éléphant] Lucr. 2, 537 ; 5, 1303.
