Helladotherium

noun

Hel·​la·​do·​the·​ri·​um

ˌhelədōˈthirēəm

: a genus of extinct Pliocene giraffes of Greece and Asia Minor

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek Hellad-, Hellas Greece + New Latin -o- + -therium

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