pyrothere
/ˈpʌɪrə(ʊ)θɪə/Palaeontology
noun
A mammal of the extinct order Pyrotheria, which comprised large ungulates resembling elephants which lived in South America during the early Tertiary.
Origin
Early 20th century. From pyro- + -there, after scientific Latin Pyrotheria, order name from Pyrotherium, genus name, so called with reference to its discovery in sedimentary deposits of volcanic origin.
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