dinothere

dinothere
di·no·there

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  • Dinothere — Di no*there, ||Dinotherium Di no*the ri*um, n. [NL. dinotherium, fr. Gr. deino s terrible + qhri on beast.] (Paleon.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable for a pair of tusks directed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dinothere — [dī′nō thir΄, dī′nəthir΄] n. [< DINO + Gr thēr, wild beast: see FIERCE] any of a genus (Dinotherium, order Proboscidea) of extinct elephantlike mammals of the Miocene Epoch with tusks curving downward from the lower jaw …   English World dictionary

  • dinothere — /duy neuh thear /, n. any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks. Also, dinotherium /duy neuh thear ee euhm/. [ < NL Dinotherium (1829); see… …   Universalium

  • dinothere — di•no•there [[t]ˈdaɪ nəˌθɪər[/t]] n. pal any extinct elephantlike mammal of the Late Tertiary genus Deinotherium, having large, inward curving, lower tusks • Etymology: < NL Dinotherium (1829); see dino , there …   From formal English to slang

  • dinothere — /ˈdaɪnəθɪə/ (say duynuhthear) noun any animal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, comprising elephant like mammals of the later Tertiary of Europe and Asia, characterised by downward curving tusks in the lower jaw. {New Latin dinotherium, from dino …  

  • dinothere — n. any elephant like animal of the extinct genus Deinotherium, having downward curving tusks. Etymology: mod.L dinotherium f. Gk deinos terrible + therion wild beast …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dinotherium — Dinothere Di no*there, ||Dinotherium Di no*the ri*um, n. [NL. dinotherium, fr. Gr. deino s terrible + qhri on beast.] (Paleon.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable for a pair of tusks… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • di|no|the|ri|um — «DY nuh THIHR ee uhm», noun, plural the|ri|a « THIHR ee uh». = dinothere. (Cf. ↑dinothere) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Teutobod — fut un roi des Teutons qui, allié aux Ambrons et aux Cimbres de Boiorix, quitta en l an 120 le Danemark actuel avec son peuple, à la recherche de nouvelles terres, suite à la péjoration climatique du deuxième siècle avant notre ère[1]. Après… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Theutobocus — est un géant légendaire cimbre dont les prétendus ossements retrouvés au XVII ème siècle, furent l objet d une supercherie. Sommaire 1 Théobocus, un Cimbre du deuxième siècle 2 Les ossements retrouvés en 1613? 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

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