单词 | tetrabelodon |
释义 | > as lemmasTetrabelodon Tetrabelodon n. Brit. /ˌtɛtrəˈbɛlədɒn/ , U.S. /ˌtɛtrəˈbɛləˌdɑn/ a genus of extinct elephantine beasts. [ < scientific Latin Tetrabelodon (1885 or earlier) < tetra- tetra- comb. form + ancient Greek βέλος dart (see belomancy n.) + ὀδοντ- , ὀδούς tooth (see -odon comb. form).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > extinct types > other types or members of Tetracaulodon1833 dinothere1841 stegodon1857 Moeritherium1901 imperial mammoth1903 Tetrabelodon1904 imperial elephant1906 1904 Athenæum 4 Aug. 133/3 Prof. Lankester gave a curious theory of his own as to the derivation of the elephant's trunk from the soft upper jaw and nasal area of the extinct Tetrabelodon. < as lemmas |
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