Anchitherium

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An·chi·the·ri·um | \ ˌaŋkəˈthirēəm\

Definition of Anchitherium

: a genus of extinct Miocene and Pliocene perissodactyl mammals related to the modern horse from which they differ in dentition and especially in the limbs, having a complete ulna and fibula and three functional toes of which the middle one is much the largest

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