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ti|tan|o|there «TY tuh nuh thihr», noun.
an extinct, hoofed mammal like a rhinoceros, with a long, broad skull, very small brain, and a pair of horns over the nose. Its remains were found in the Tertiary formations of North America.
[< Greek tītáno- (< Tīt a Titan) + thēríon beast]

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