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titanothere

/tahy-tan-uh-theer, tahyt-n-uh-/US // taɪˈtæn əˌθɪər, ˈtaɪt n ə- //UK // (taɪˈtænəˌθɪə) //

泰坦罗斯,泰坦尼克号,泰坦之心,泰坦尼克號

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any member of the extinct mammalian family Brontotheriidae, large, horned relatives of the horse common in North America and Eurasia from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs.

Examples

  • So numerous are the fossil remains in the lower White River beds that these strata are called the titanothere beds.

  • King of this jungle was the titanothere, with its great body, short stocky neck, and columnar legs.

  • Related to Palaeosyops is another primitive Titanothere, the genus Telmatotherium.

  • The skull of these creatures was rather elongated, and not unlike that of a Titanothere in general aspect.