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brontothere Palæont.|ˈbrɒntəʊθɪə(r)|
[f. Gr. βροντ-ή thunder + θηρίον wild beast.]
An extinct genus of ungulate mammals, having affinities to the elephant and also to the tapir.
1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. §506 The brain of the Miocene Brontothere is larger than that of the..Dinoceros. |