Dinothere

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

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


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