siv|a|the|ri|um

siv|a|the|ri|um
siv|a|the|ri|um or Siv|a|the|ri|um «SIHV uh THIHR ee- uhm», noun.
a large, extinct mammal, a forebear of the modern giraffe but having a shorter neck and legs, a skull as large as an elephant's, and two pairs of horns, the posterior pair attaining six-foot spread. Its fossil remains were found in the Tertiary strata of India.
[< New Latin Sivatherium the genus name < Siva + Greek theríon beast]

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