dinothere

[dahy-nuh-theer]

noun

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

Also di·no·the·ri·um

[dahy-nuh-theer-ee-uh m] /ˌdaɪ nəˈθɪər i əm/.

Origin of dinothere

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

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Examples from the Web for dinotherium

Historical Examples of dinotherium

The Dinotherium appears to have been organised to satisfy the same tastes.
The World Before the Deluge
Louis Figuier
The skull of Dinotherium is lower than that of Elephas or Mastodon.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank 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., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
They are simple bilophodont molars, very like those of Dinotherium.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
Dinotherium is a member of the group Proboscidea, of the line of descent of the elephants.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5
Various

British Dictionary definitions for dinotherium

dinothere

noun

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 Origin for dinothere

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

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dinotherium in Science

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.