| | Definition: | | \Di"no*there\, Dinotherium \Di`no*the"ri*um\, n. [NL.
dinotherium, fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? beast.] (Paleon.)
A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of
Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed
downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
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