sivathere
English
Etymology
Clipping of translingual Sivatherium
Noun
sivathere (plural sivatheres)
- (paleontology) An extinct giraffid of the genus Sivatherium.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 103:
- The sivatheres became extinct about two million years ago, but other giraffes, including the ancestors of the living giraffe species and the okapi, thrived.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 103:
Synonyms
- sivatherine