Definition of Sivatherium
1. n. A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species.
Medical Definition of Sivatherium
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A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species.
Origin: NL, from E. Siva + Gr. A beast, an animal.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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