English Explanatory Dictionary

gomphothere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the extinct proboscideans of the family Gomphotheriidae, that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene (12—1.6 million years ago), and latterly also in South America (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɒm.fə.θɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɑm.fə.θɪɹ/

Word forms

gomphothere gomphotheres

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “nail, peg, fastener, joint”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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