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nototherium

British

/ ˌnəʊtəʊˈθɪərɪəm /

noun

an extinct Pleistocene rhinoceros-sized marsupial of the genus Nototherium, related to the wombats

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Etymology

Origin of nototherium

C19: New Latin, from Greek notos south (referring to their discovery in the S hemisphere) + thērion beast

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