Definition of Brontotherium
1. n. 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.
Medical Definition of Brontotherium
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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.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Thunder + beast.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brontotherium
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