English Explanatory Dictionary

deinothere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.

Word forms

deinothere deinotheres dinothere

Etymology

From scientific Latin Deinotherium, Dinotherium (genus names), from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, terrible”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

Synonyms

deinotherium
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