elasmotheriumn.

/ɪˌlazməʊˈθɪərɪəm/

Forms: Also elasmothere.

Etymology: modern Latin (G. Fischer de Waldheim 1808, in Mém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou II. 250), < Greek ἐλασμός metal plate + θηρίον beast.

Palaeontology.

A large extinct rhinoceros of the genus so named, the remains of which are found in the Pleistocene of Eurasia.

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elasmotherium1879

rhinocerotid1895

baluchitherium1913

1879 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. (ed. 2) II. xlii. 329 We may mention here the singular Elasmotherium of the Post-Pliocene.

1905 E. R. Lankester Extinct Animals iii. 144 One great extinct beast (the Elasmotherium), allied to the rhinoceroses, had a great horn.

1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists iii. 32 Another grass-eating rhinoceros from Siberia, usually known as the Elasmothere.

1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth v. ii. 151 The extinct Elasmotherium possessed a horn in the shape of a flattened cone.

1966 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. (ed. 3) xxx. 345/2 Some of the contrasting types, such as the woolly rhinoceros and the giant tundra-dwelling Elasmotherium of Eurasia, were cold-climate forms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	elasmotherium
释义	elasmotheriumn. /ɪˌlazməʊˈθɪərɪəm/ Forms: Also elasmothere. Etymology: modern Latin (G. Fischer de Waldheim 1808, in Mém. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou II. 250), < Greek ἐλασμός metal plate + θηρίον beast. Palaeontology. A large extinct rhinoceros of the genus so named, the remains of which are found in the Pleistocene of Eurasia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Rhinocerotidae > extinct or fossil types elasmotherium1879 rhinocerotid1895 baluchitherium1913 1879 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. (ed. 2) II. xlii. 329 We may mention here the singular Elasmotherium of the Post-Pliocene. 1905 E. R. Lankester Extinct Animals iii. 144 One great extinct beast (the Elasmotherium), allied to the rhinoceroses, had a great horn. 1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists iii. 32 Another grass-eating rhinoceros from Siberia, usually known as the Elasmothere. 1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth v. ii. 151 The extinct Elasmotherium possessed a horn in the shape of a flattened cone. 1966 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. (ed. 3) xxx. 345/2 Some of the contrasting types, such as the woolly rhinoceros and the giant tundra-dwelling Elasmotherium of Eurasia, were cold-climate forms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1879
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