Definition of Samotherium
:a genus of extinct ungulates of the Miocene of Greece related to the giraffe but having a shorter neck and no median frontal knob
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Samotherium
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Sam·o·the·ri·um
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ˌsaməˈthirēəm
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Origin and Etymology of samotherium
New Latin, from Samos, island in the Aegean sea + -therium
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