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deinothere

deinothere noun: any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.

deinothere: any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern...
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Noun

deinothere (plural deinotheres)

  1. Any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.
    • Over the Miocene the European deinotheres became enormous, some reaching weights of 15 tonnes—making them among the largest land mammals ever to have existed.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 105
    Synonyms:
    deinotherium

Synonyms of deinothere

Forms of deinothere

pluraldeinotheres
alternative formdinothere

Origin of deinothere

From scientific Latin Deinotherium (genus name), from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, terrible”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

Questions about deinothere

What does deinothere mean?
Deinothere means any of the genus †Deinotherium of large, extinct proboscidean mammals, a relative of modern elephants.
What part of speech is deinothere?
Deinothere is a noun.
What is the plural of deinothere?
The plural of deinothere is deinotheres.

Words near deinothere in the dictionary

  1. deinopids
  2. deinopoid
  3. deinopoids
  4. deinosaur
  5. deinosaurs
  6. deinothere
  7. deinotheres
  8. deinotheria
  9. deinotheriid
  10. deinotheriids
  11. deinotherium

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