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PALÆOTHERIUM

\pˌale͡ɪəθˈi͡əɹɪəm], \pˌale‍ɪəθˈi‍əɹɪəm], \p_ˌa_l_eɪ_ə_θ_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_m]\

Definitions of PALÆOTHERIUM

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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p[=a]-l[=e]-[=o]-th[=e]'ri-um, n. a genus of fossil pachydermatous mammalia in the Eocene beds. [Gr. palaios, ancient, th[=e]rion, a wild beast.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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