dinothere
[dahy-nuh-theer]
- any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
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Also di·no·the·ri·um [dahy-nuh-theer-ee-uh m] /ˌdaɪ nəˈθɪər i əm/.
Origin of dinothere
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The Dinotherium appears to have been organised to satisfy the same tastes.
The World Before the DelugeLouis Figuier
The skull of Dinotherium is lower than that of Elephas or Mastodon.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
Were this to be developed into a tusk, the jaw would present a curious resemblance to that of Dinotherium.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
They are simple bilophodont molars, very like those of Dinotherium.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
Dinotherium is a member of the group Proboscidea, of the line of descent of the elephants.
dinothere
- any extinct late Tertiary elephant-like mammal of the genus Dinotherium (or Deinotherium), having a down-turned jaw with tusks curving downwards and backwards
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Word Origin
C19: from New Latin dinotherium, from Greek deinos fearful + thērion, diminutive of thēr beast
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dinotherium
[dī′nə-thîr′ē-əm]
- Any of various extinct elephantlike mammals of the genus Dinotherium that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene Epochs. Characteristic of the dinotherium were tusks that grew downward from its lower jaw.
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