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indricothere

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in·dri·co·there  (ndr-k-thîr)
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A very large extinct land mammal (Indricotherium transouralicum) of the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, related to the rhinoceros and characterized by a long neck. It is thought to be the largest and heaviest land mammal, with an estimated height up to 5.2 meters (17 feet) and weight up to 15,750 kilograms (35,000 pounds).
[New Latin Indricothrium, genus name : Russian indrik, fabulous beast in Russian folklore (probably from alteration of Old Russian inrog, unicorn : in, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots + rog, horn) + Greek thrion, wild beast; see treacle.]
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Some of the animals you'll behold are the leptictidium, a hopping, long- nosed scamp whose name means ``small weasel''; the entelodont, a 6-foot-tall boarlike monstrosity that's both stupid and aggressive, and the indricothere, a rhino ancestor who was the largest land mammal in history and, as such, is drolly shown here stomping the theoretical camera.
SUPERCROC VS. INDRICOTHERE: WHO WOULD WIN? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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