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dinothere

dinothere is the alternative form of deinothere.

Meaning of deinothere

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

Forms of dinothere

pluraldinotheres

Questions about dinothere

What is dinothere the alternative form of?
Dinothere is the alternative form of deinothere.

Words near dinothere in the dictionary

  1. dinospore
  2. dinospores
  3. dinosulfon
  4. dinotefuran
  5. dinoterbon
  6. dinothere
  7. dinotheres
  8. dinotheria
  9. dinotherium
  10. dinotheriums
  11. dinotom

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