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Webster 1913 Edition
Dinotherium
{
Di′no-there
, ‖Diˊno-the′ri-um
, }Noun.
[NL.
dinotherium
, fr. Gr. δεινόσ
terrible + θηρίον
beast.] (Paleon.)
A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable for a pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
Definition 2024
dinotherium
dinotherium
English
Deinotherium giganteum restoration
Alternative forms
Noun
dinotherium (plural dinotheriums)
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 126