Merycopotamus

noun

Mer·​yc·​o·​pot·​a·​mus

-kōˈpätəməs

: a genus of Asiatic Pliocene and Pleistocene artiodactyls related to the genus Anthracotherium and sometimes made the type of a distinct family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek mērykasthai + New Latin -o- + potamos river

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