Hyotherium

noun

Hy·​o·​the·​ri·​um

ˌhīōˈthirēəm

: a genus of swine of the Miocene and lower Pliocene on the direct ancestral line of the modern wild boar and domestic swine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hyo- entry 2 + -therium

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