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单词 megaceros
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Definition of megaceros in English:

megaceros

noun mɪˈɡas(ə)rəsmɛˈɡas(ə)rəs
  • The Irish elk, a large extinct Pleistocene deer with very large antlers. Also (in form Megaceros): the genus containing this (now called Megaloceros).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin megaceros from mega- + ancient Greek κέρας, after rhinoceros.

 
 

Definition of megaceros in US English:

megaceros

noun
  • The Irish elk, a large extinct Pleistocene deer with very large antlers. Also (in form Megaceros): the genus containing this (now called Megaloceros).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin megaceros from mega- + ancient Greek κέρας, after rhinoceros.

 
 
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