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gomphothere

gomp·hot·here

UK/ˈɡɒm.fə.θɪə(ɹ)/ US/ˈɡɑm.fə.θɪɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene

Origin

From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “nail, peg, fastener, joint”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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