chalicothere

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kali kō thēr′)


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chal•i•co•there  (kali kō thēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Paleontologya horselike fossil of the genus Chalicotherium and related genera, common in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Tertiary Period, having a sloping back and three-toed, clawed feet.
  • Greek chalik-, stem of chálix gravel + -o- -o- + thēríon -there
  • Neo-Latin Chalicotherium (1833)


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