English Explanatory Dictionary

anthracothere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several artiodactyl ungulates, of the extinct family †Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus.

Word forms

anthracothere anthracotheres

Etymology

From scientific Latin Anthracotherium (genus name; see Anthracotherium § Etymology). By surface analysis, anthraco- + -there from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

Synonyms

anthracotheriid
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