Chalicothere
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chalicothere is a noun meaning Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.
Meaning
Any of various odd-toed ungulates of the family Chalicotheriidae, from the Eocene and Pleistocene periods, which had horse-like heads and apelike bodies.
Example Sentences
During the Miocene, a veritable evolutionary explosion of chalicotheres occurred in Europe, with no less than five genera existing at one time.
Word Forms
- chalicotheres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chalicotheriid, cebochoerid, chirotheriid, anchithere, chilodontid, cheloniid.
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