Definition of Moropus
:a genus of American Miocene clawed perissodactyls (family Chalicotheriidae) attaining the size of modern horses
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Moropus
noun
Mor·o·pus
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ˈmȯrəpəs
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ˈmär-
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Origin and Etymology of moropus
New Latin, from Greek mōros sluggish, dull + New Latin -pus; from its suggested affinities to the sloth
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