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Elasmotherium
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Translingual
vertical Elasmotherium skeleton, Azov Museum (1).jpg †Elasmotherium caucasicum species skeleton reconstruction Elasmotherium sibiricum black.jpg †Elasmotherium sibiricum species (Siberian unicorn) restoration
Etymology
From mul ἔλασμα metal plate grc -therium/mul grc θηρίον beast
Proper noun
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genus family Rhinocerotidae certain extinct rhinoceroses that lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia during Late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene.
Hypernyms
genus ; Ceratomorpha suborder suborder; Rhinocerotoidea superfamily superfamily; Rhinocerotidae family family; †Elasmotheriinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus †Elasmotherium sibiricum species type species, †Elasmotherium caucasicum species, †Elasmotherium chaprovicum species, †Elasmotherium peii species, †Elasmotherium primigenium species other extinct species
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mul Rhinoceroses