单词 | deino- |
释义 | dinothere, deino-|ˈdaɪnəθɪə(r)| [f. mod.L. dinoˈtherium (1829, Kaup, in Oken's Isis XXII. 402), f. Gr. δειν-ός fearful, terrible + θηρίον wild beast. Also used in the Lat. form.] A member of a genus of extinct proboscidean quadrupeds of great size, whose remains have been discovered in the miocene formations of Europe and Asia.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xxiv. 497 One of the most remarkable animals of this Sub-order..on account of its enormous tusks, is named Deinotherium. 1847Ansted Anc. World xv. 353 A pachydermatous species..showing many curious points of resemblance to the Dinothere. 1880Dawkins Early Man 143 The deinotheres and mastodons..were either dragged in by the carnivores, or swept in by the flow of water. Hence dinoˈtherian a.
1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 867/2 Those Mastodons..manifest the Dinotherian character. |

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