chalicothere
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chalicothere /ˈkalɪkəˌθɪə/
▶noun a horse-like fossil mammal of the late Tertiary period, with stout claws instead of hoofs.
– origin early 20th cent.: from mod. L. Chalicotherium (genus name), from Gk khalix, khalik- ‘gravel’ + thērion ‘wild animal’.
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