anthracothere
English
Etymology
From scientific Latin Anthracotherium (genus name; see Anthracotherium § Etymology); surface analysis, anthraco- + there from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).
Noun
anthracothere (plural anthracotheres)
- (paleontology) Any of several artiodactyl ungulates, of the extinct family Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus. [from 19th c.]
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 86:
- One mysterious anthracocthere known as Diplopus […] entered Europe just before la grande coupure, presumably by swimming the Turgai Strait.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 86:
Synonyms
- anthracotheriid
Translations
any of several artiodactyl ungulates of the extinct family Anthracotheriidae
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