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Mœritherium|mɪərɪˈθɪərɪəm|
[mod.L. (C. W. Andrews 1902, in Verhandlungen V. Internat. Zool.-Congress vi. 528), f. Gr. Μοῖρις the name of a lake in Egypt + θηρίον wild beast.]
An extinct proboscidean mammal of the genus so called, known from remains found in late Eocene beds of the province of Fayum in Upper Egypt.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXX. 510/2 Most remarkable is a primitive proboscidean (Mœritherium) with a nearly full series of front- and cheek-teeth. 1924J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xli. 236 Millions of years ago, in the Eocene epoch..there lived in North Africa a primitive hoofed animal called Mœritherium. 1968A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 265 Moeritherium was still a relatively small animal, of about pig size, and, except for a rather long body, of pig-like proportions. |