Meanings
plural sivatheres
- biologyAn extinct giraffid of the genus †Sivatherium.
Shins coated in mud, the sivathere strides out onto more solid ground, towards the shade to browse.
2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 281 more example
The sivatheres became extinct about two million years ago, but other giraffes, including the ancestors of the living giraffe species and the okapi, thrived.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 103Synonyms: sivatherine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn extinct giraffid of the genus †Sivatherium.
Origin
Clipping of taxonomic name Sivatherium.
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