dinothere

[ dahy-nuh-theer ]

noun

1. any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.

dinothere

/ ˈdaɪnəˌθɪə /

noun

1. any extinct late Tertiary elephant-like mammal of the genus Dinotherium (or Deinotherium ), having a down-turned jaw with tusks curving downwards and backwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinothere¹

< New Latin Dinotherium (1829); dino-, -there

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinothere¹

C19: from New Latin dinotherium, from Greek deinos fearful + thērion, diminutive of thēr beast

Example Sentences

The Dinothere and the Mastodon wallowed and browsed where great London now crowds its princely palaces.

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