Palaeotheriidae

plural noun

Palaeo·​the·​ri·​idae

: a family of extinct perissodactyl mammals of the Eocene and Miocene of Europe and America that are related to the horses but in some respects resemble tapirs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Palaeotherium, type genus (from pale- + -therium) + -idae

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