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单词 titanotherian
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titanotherianadj.n.

Brit. /tʌɪˈtanə(ʊ)ˌθɪərɪən/, /ˌtʌɪtənəˈθɪərɪən/, U.S. /taɪˌtænəˈθɪriən/, /ˌtaɪtn̩əˈθɪriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Titanotherium n., -an suffix.
Etymology: < Titanotherium n. + -an suffix.
Palaeontology.
A. adj.
Of or relating to titanotheres, the very large extinct ungulates constituting the family Brontotheriidae. Now rare.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of or like extinct or fossil types
titanotherian1863
titanotheroid1907
litopternine1925
1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. iii. 532 Evidence in favor of their being earlier in age than the White River or Titanotherian beds.
1918 S. Dakota Educator June 43/2, 70 Titanotherian skulls are stated to be worth at least $14,000.00.
1931 Ann. Rep. Carnegie Mus. 34 41 One of Mr. Clark's prospects revealed a deposit of Titanotherian remains, some of which were recovered.
B. n.
An extinct ungulate of the family Brontotheriidae; a titanothere.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > extinct types of (miscellaneous)
coryphodon1846
titanothere1863
Dinoceras1872
brontothere1877
coryphodont1880
titanotheroid1890
litoptern1927
titanotherian1927
1927 Maryville (Missouri) Daily Democrat Forum 9 Sept. 2/4 He has the jaw of a Titanotherian in his collection and part of the vertabrae [sic] of a Titanotherian.
1992 D. Löve tr. N. I. Vavilov Origin & Geogr. of Cultivated Plants 206 Titanotherians [primitive ungulates] and belutchitherians [sic] [primitive, giant rhinoceroses] are found in abundance there.
2005 Ludus Vitalis 13 xxiii. 13 The ancestors of horned Titanotherians, which lived for a long time, had only small primordial tubercles instead of horns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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