Deinotherium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deinotherium \Dei`no*the"ri*um\
     (d[imac]`n[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.] (Paleon.)
     See {Dinotherium}.
     [1913 Webster]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:



  DEINOTHERIUM, n.  An extinct pachyderm that flourished when the
  Pterodactyl was in fashion.  The latter was a native of Ireland, its
  name being pronounced Terry Dactyl or Peter O'Dactyl, as the man
  pronouncing it may chance to have heard it spoken or seen it printed.