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baluchithere
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ba·lu·chi·there  (b-lch-thîr) or ba·lu·chi·ther·i·um (b-lch-thîr-m)
n.
An indricothere.
[New Latin Baluchithrium, former genus name : Baluchi(stan) + Greek thrion, wild beast; see treacle.]
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The 30-million-year-old baluchitherium, like a rhino without a horn, was more than 16ft high, about 23ft long and weighed up to 20 tonnes, say French scientists who found the almost complete skeleton.
30m-yr-old uncle of rhinoceros is found by McDONALD, SCOTT / The Mirror (London, England)
Welcomme said he believed the huge baluchitherium originally came from North America.
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The rhino's ancestor was the baluchitherium (buh-LUKE-uh-theer-ee-um), one of the largest land mammals ever.
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