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单词 moeritherium
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Definition of moeritherium in English:

moeritherium

nounˌmɪərɪˈθɪərɪəmˌmirəˈTHirēəm
  • A medium-sized mammal of the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs with a long snout and short legs, related to modern elephants.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not much bigger than moeritherium, phiomia did have the beginnings of a trunk and tusks on its lower jaw.
    • The moeritherium belonged to the Eocene period, and was the ancestor of the elephant, an animal whose grotesque features were rendered commonplace only by familiarity.

Origin

Modern Latin, from the name of Lake Moeris in Egypt, where the first fossils were found, + Greek thērion 'wild beast'.

 
 

Definition of moeritherium in US English:

moeritherium

nounˌmirəˈTHirēəm
  • A medium-sized mammal of the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs with a long snout and short legs, related to modern elephants.

    Moeritherium trigodon

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The moeritherium belonged to the Eocene period, and was the ancestor of the elephant, an animal whose grotesque features were rendered commonplace only by familiarity.
    • Not much bigger than moeritherium, phiomia did have the beginnings of a trunk and tusks on its lower jaw.

Origin

Modern Latin, from the name of Lake Moeris in Egypt, where the first fossils were found, + Greek thērion ‘wild beast’.

 
 
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