Pliolophus
/plʌɪˈɒləfəs/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of extinct perissodactyl quadrupeds allied to tapirs and horses, known from remains of the Eocene epoch.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin Pliolophus, genus name from plio- + ancient Greek λόϕος crest.