nototherium

/ ˌnəʊtəʊˈθɪərɪəm /

noun

1. an extinct Pleistocene rhinoceros-sized marsupial of the genus Nototherium, related to the wombats

Word History and Origins

Origin of nototherium¹

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

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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