baluchitherium

noun

ba·​lu·​chi·​the·​ri·​um

bəˌlüchəˈthirēəm

1

capitalized : a genus of very large Oligocene mammals related to the rhinoceros the remains of which are found in central Asia

2

plural baluchitheria

-ēə

: an animal or fossil of the genus Baluchitherium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Baluchistan (country) + New Latin -therium

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