titanothere

[ tahy-tan-uh-theer, tahyt-n-uh- ]

noun

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.

titanothere

/ taɪˈtænəˌθɪə /

noun

1. any of various very large horse-like perissodactyl mammals of the genera Menodus, Brontotherium, etc, that lived in Eocene and Oligocene times in North America See also chalicothere

titanothere

/ tī-tăn′ə-thîr′ /

1. Any of various extinct herbivorous hoofed mammals of the family Brontotheriidae of the Eocene and Oligocene Epochs. Titanotheres were mostly large animals resembling rhinoceroses and had massive skulls with horns and stout bodies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanothere¹

< New Latin Titanotherium genus name, equivalent to Greek Tītā́n Titan + -o- -o- + thēríon -there

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanothere¹

C19: from New Latin Tītānotherium giant animal, from Greek Titan + thēr wild beast

Example Sentences

In that same year that Audubon is writing, 1843, part of a fossilized jawbone of an ancient mammal now known as a titanothere is taken from the Badlands to St. Louis as a curiosity, where Dr. Hiram Prout studies it and publishes a paper about it in 1846.

From Washington Times

The Titanothere skull, which will be cleaned up for display, is a trophy from last summer’s Nebraska field trip.

From Washington Times

Thirty-five million years ago, the aptly named Titanothere is believed to have roamed the Great Plains of modern-day Nebraska in herds as vast as American bison.

From Washington Times

Huge titanothere, extraordinary saddle-like skull.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another interesting, but not unique, find was the skull of a titanothere, an archaic tapir.

From Time Magazine Archive