Etymology

indricothere

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Today it means: Any member of the extinct genus †Indricotherium of mammals, from the Oligocene and Miocene epochs Full definition →

Russian и́ндрик ← Ancient Greek θηρῐ́ον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθηρῐ́ον
  2. Russian · derived fromи́ндрик
  3. English todayindricothere

From the taxonomic name, from Russian и́ндрик (índrik) + Ancient Greek θηρῐ́ον (thērĭ́on).

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