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Palaeotherium
(gcide) | Paleotherium \Pa`le*o*the"ri*um\
(p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
palaio`s ancient + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once
supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known
to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that
of a llama. [Written also Pal[ae]otherium.]
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Palaeotherium
(gcide) | Paleotherium \Pa`le*o*the"ri*um\
(p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
palaio`s ancient + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once
supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known
to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that
of a llama. [Written also Pal[ae]otherium.]
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