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BRONTOTHERIUM
Bron `
to
*
the
"
ri
*
um,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(Paleon.)
Defn: A
genus
of
large
extinct
mammals
from
the
miocene
strata
of
western
North
America.
They
were
allied
to
the
rhinoceros,
but
the
skull
bears a
pair
of
powerful
horn
cores
in
front
of
the
orbits,
and
the
fore
feet
were
four-toed.
See
Illustration
in
Appendix.