Gomphothere Definition
noun
Any of the extinct proboscideans of the family Gomphotheriidae, that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene (12—1.6 million years ago), and latterly also in South America (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).
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Noun
Singular:
gomphothere
Plural:
gomphotheresOrigin of Gomphothere
From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gomphos, “nail, peg, fastener, joint”) + θηρίον (thērion).
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