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Cheirotherium
Cheirotherium \Chei`ro*the"ri*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + qhri`on beast.] (Poleon.) A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles. See Illustration in Appendix.
Usage examples of "cheirotherium".
Buckland found herself being shaken awake in the middle of the night, her husband crying in excitement: “My dear, I believe that Cheirotherium ’s footsteps are undoubtedly testudinal.