- -therium
- -the·ri·um
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-thérium — ⇒ THÉRIUM, élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « bête sauvage », entrant dans la constr. de termes appartenant au vocab. de la paléont. et désignant des mammifères fossiles. V. acérothérium, ancylothérium, anoplothérium (s.v. anoplothère),… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-therium — ˈthirēəm, ˈthēr noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thērion more at treacle : beast : animal in generic names of extinct mammalian forms Megatherium Titano … Useful english dictionary
-there — a combining form meaning wild animal, beast, used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in therium or theria: baluchithere. [ < NL therium (sing.), theria (pl.) < Gk… … Useful english dictionary
-there — a combining form meaning wild animal, beast, used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in therium or theria: baluchithere. [ < NL therium (sing.), theria (pl.) < Gk theríon,… … Universalium
mégathérium — [ megaterjɔm ] n. m. • 1797; de méga et gr. thêrion « bête » ♦ Paléont. Grand mammifère fossile des ères tertiaire et quaternaire (édentés), dont la forme rappelle celle du paresseux. ● mégathérium nom masculin Grand mammifère fossile des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-there — aff. a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” usu. denoting an extinct mammal, as an adaptation of a zoological taxon ending in therium or theria: megathere[/ex] • Etymology: < NL therium (sing.), theria (pl.) < Gk thēríon, der. of… … From formal English to slang
Pretzel — A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin, that has the shape of a three looped knot or twisted braid. Pretzels are either soft or hard. Hard pretzels have evolved into a variety of shapes from knotted loops to straight pretzel sticks (called… … Wikipedia
Zhoukoudian — Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Honanotherium — Taxobox name = Honanotherium fossil range = Late Miocene image caption = Honanotherium schlosseri (right) and Shansitherium regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Giraffidae subfamilia = Giraffinae… … Wikipedia
Bramatherium — Taxobox name = Bramatherium status = fossil fossil range = Pliocene image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Giraffidae subfamilia = Sivatheriinae genus = Bramatherium genus authority =… … Wikipedia
