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Deinotherium

Deinotherium \Dei`no*the"ri*um\ (d[imac]`n[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See Dinotherium.

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deinotherium

n. (alternative form of dinotherium English)

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Deinotherium

Deinotherium ("terrible beast" derived from the Ancient Greek δεινός, deinos meaning "terrible" and θηρίον, therion meaning "beast") was a large prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and survived until the Early Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little. In life, it probably resembled modern elephants, except that its trunk was shorter, and it had downward curving tusks attached to the lower jaw.

Usage examples of "deinotherium".

We won't run into deinotherium until we have to cross a swamp or a large river bottomland.