indricothere

[ in-dri-kuh-theer ]

noun

1. a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indricothere¹

First recorded in 1965–70; New Latin Indricotherium , genus name, from Russian indrik, the name of a giant mythical animal (of uncertain origin) + -o- ( def ) + -there ( def )