anthracothere

English

Etymology

From scientific Latin Anthracotherium (genus name; see Anthracotherium § Etymology). By surface analysis, anthraco- +‎ -there from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

Noun

anthracothere (plural anthracotheres)

1. (paleontology) Any of several artiodactyl ungulates, of the extinct family Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus. [from 19th c.]
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 86:

     One mysterious anthracocthere known as Diplopus […] entered Europe just before la grande coupure, presumably by swimming the Turgai Strait.

Synonyms

• anthracotheriid

Translations

any of several artiodactyl ungulates of the extinct family Anthracotheriidae

• Portuguese: antracotério m