Gomphotherium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “bolt”) + -therium.

Proper noun

†Gomphotherium

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gomphotheriidae – an extinct proboscidean from the Neogene of Eurasia, Africa and North America.
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