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anthracotheres

anthracotheres is the plural of anthracothere.

Meaning of anthracothere

Noun

anthracothere (plural anthracotheres)

  1. Any of several artiodactyl ungulates, of the extinct family †Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus.
    • One mysterious anthracocthere known as Diplopus […] entered Europe just before la grande coupure, presumably by swimming the Turgai Strait.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 86
    Synonyms:
    anthracotheriid

Questions about anthracotheres

What is anthracotheres the plural of?
Anthracotheres is the plural of anthracothere.

Words near anthracotheres in the dictionary

  1. anthracosaurs
  2. anthracosilicosis
  3. anthracosilicotic
  4. anthracosis
  5. anthracothere
  6. anthracotheres
  7. anthracotheriid
  8. anthracotheriids
  9. anthracotic
  10. anthracoxene
  11. anthracoxenite

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