chalicothere
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Etymology
From scientific Latin Chalicotherium (originally a genus name), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “gravel”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).
Noun
chalicothere (plural chalicotheres)
- Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 103:
- During the Miocene, a veritable evolutionary explosion of chalicotheres occurred in Europe, with no less than five genera existing at one time.
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