Halitherium

noun

Hal·​i·​the·​ri·​um

ˌhaləˈthirēəm

: a genus of sirenians that is known from remains found in the Oligocene and Miocene of southern Europe and the Oligocene of Madagascar and is made type of a separate family or included in Dugongidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hali- + -therium

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