moeritherium

moe ri the ri um |ˌmirəˈTHi (ə )rēəm ˌmɪrəˈθɪəriəm | ▶noun ( pl. moeritheria |-rēə | ) a medium-sized mammal of the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs with a long snout and short legs, related to modern elephants. [Moeritherium trigodon. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from the name of Lake Moeris in Egypt, where the first fossils were found + Greek thērion ‘wild beast. ’

Moeritherium

Moeritherium |ˌmɪərɪˈθɪərɪəm | ▶noun a pig-like mammal of the late Eocene and Oligocene epochs, related to modern elephants. ORIGIN modern Latin, from the name of Lake Moeris in Egypt, where the first fossils were found, + Greek thērion ‘wild beast ’.