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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Other Word Forms of Gomphothere

Noun

Singular:
gomphothere
Plural:
gomphotheres

Origin of Gomphothere

  • From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gomphos, “nail, peg, fastener, joint”) + θηρίον (thērion).

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