Halitherium
noun
Hal·i·the·ri·um
\ˌhaləˈthirēəm\
Definition of Halitherium
: a genus of sirenians that is known from remains found in the Oligocene and Miocene of southern Europe and the Oligocene of Madagascar and is made type of a separate family or included in Dugongidae
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Origin and Etymology of halitherium
New Latin, from hali- + -therium
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