sukotyro

English

Etymology

After a single traveler's sighting in 1563.

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Noun

sukotyro (plural not attested)

1. A legendary quadruped mammal, with elephant and oxen features, reported from Java.

References

• George Shaw, General Zoology, Vol. 1, Part 1. Mammalia, 1800, pages 227-227, and Plate 65.