chalicothere

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noun

Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.

OriginAncient Greek χάλιξ →
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Meanings

nounchalicothere (plural chalicotheres)

plural chalicotheres

  1. Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.

    During the Miocene, a veritable evolutionary explosion of chalicotheres occurred in Europe, with no less than five genera existing at one time.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 103

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chalicotheriid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχάλιξ“gravel”
  2. Englishchalicothere

From scientific Latin Chalicotherium (originally a genus name), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “gravel”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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Translations

Bulgarian халикотерий
  • халикотерий (halikoterij)Translations
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