Macrotherium

noun

Mac·​ro·​the·​ri·​um

ˌmakrōˈthirēəm

: a widely distributed genus of Miocene and Pliocene chalicotheres (order Perissodactyla) formerly supposed to be generalized edentates compare chalicotheriidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from macr- + -therium

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