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Brontotherium
Brontotherium Bron`to*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thunder +
? beast.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of
western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros,
but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of
the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See
Illustration in Appendix.
Cheirotherium
Cheirotherium Chei`ro*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ?
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.
DeinotheriumDeinotherium Dei`no*the"ri*um
(d[imac]`n[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.] (Paleon.)
See Dinotherium. Dinotherium
Dinothere Di"no*there, Dinotherium Di`no*the"ri*um, n. [NL.
dinotherium, fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? beast.] (Paleon.)
A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of
Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed
downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
DromatheriumDromatherium Drom`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? running + ?
beast. See Dromedary.] (Paleon.)
A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the
earliest yet found in America. Megatherium
Megathere Meg"a*there, Megatherium Meg`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL.
megatherium, fr. Gr. me`gas great + thyri`on beast.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the
ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South
America.
Nototherium
Nototherium No`to*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the south + ?
a wild animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in
the Pliocene formation of Australia.
PalaeotheriumPaleotherium Pa`le*o*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ancient + ?
beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once
supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known
to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that
of a llama. [Written also Pal[ae]otherium.] PaleotheriumPaleotherium Pa`le*o*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ancient + ?
beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once
supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known
to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that
of a llama. [Written also Pal[ae]otherium.] Sivatherium
Sivatherium Siv`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL., from E. Siva + Gr. ????
a beast, an animal.] (Paleon.)
A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary
formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a
proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being
large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very
much larger than any exsisting species.
Titanotherium
Titanotherium Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a Titan +
?, dim. of ? a beast.] (Paleon.)
A large American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros,
and more nearly to the extinct Brontotherium.
UintatheriumUintatherium U*in`ta*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian
name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr.
qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to
Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the
known species of the group. See Dinoceras. UintatheriumDinoceras Di*noc"e*ras, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?, ?,
horn.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; --
called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix.
Note: They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs
of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were
armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks.
Meaning of Therium from wikipedia
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Vampyroteuthis ("vampire squid");
Cylindroteuthis ("cylindrical squid") thero-, -
therium. Pronunciation: /θɛroʊ/, /θiːrɪəm/. Origin:
Ancient Gr**** θήρ (thḗr). Meaning:...
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Sivatherium ("Shiva's beast", from
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Adalatherium (Adàla, 'crazy' in
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genus name, Osmotherium,
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Anthracotherium (from Gr****: ἄνθραξ anthrax, 'coal' and Gr****: θηρίον
therium 'beast') is an
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