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nototherium

/ ˌnəʊtəʊˈθɪərɪəm /

noun

  1. an extinct Pleistocene rhinoceros-sized marsupial of the genus Nototherium, related to the wombats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nototherium1

C19: New Latin, from Greek notos south (referring to their discovery in the S hemisphere) + thērion beast
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Example Sentences

You—you are the man who denied the existence of the nototherium, of the marsupial lion, in pleistocene deposits!

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