Aceratherium
noun
Acera·the·ri·um
\¦āˌserəˈthirēəm\
Definition of Aceratherium
: a genus of extinct hornless rhinoceroses of the Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene
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Origin and Etymology of aceratherium
New Latin, irregular from Greek akeratos + New Latin -therium
First Known Use: circa 1845
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