indricotherium

American

[in-druh-koh-thi-ree-uhm] / ˌɪn drə koʊˈθɪ ri əm /

noun

indricotherium Scientific

/ ĭn′drə-kō-thîr′ē-əm /

A very large, extinct land mammal of the genus Indricotherium (formerly Baluchitherium) of the Oligocene and Miocene Epochs. It stood 5.5 m (18 ft) high at the shoulder and weighed four times as much as an elephant. It was related to the rhinoceros but had a long neck, long legs, and no horns. The indricotherium is the largest land mammal known to have existed.

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