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Definition dinothere in American English

dinothere noun

noun
1

any extinct late Tertiary elephant-like mammal of the genus Deinotherium, having a down-turned jaw with tusks curving downwards and backwards

Example

In life, the dinothere probably resembled modern elephants, except that its trunk was shorter, and it had downward curving tusks attached to the lower jaw.

Definition dinothere in American English