andrewsarchus

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English

Etymology

Named after palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews.

Noun

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andrewsarchus (plural andrewsarchuses)

  1. An extinct mammal, of genus †Andrewsarchus, from the Eocene epoch.
    • 2016, Theo Fischer, The Forgotten Monsters of Prehistory, page 55:
      We know that they're not pigs, some scientists think they're related to hippos, and others the andrewsarchus.

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Noun

andrewsarchus m (plural andrewsarchus)

  1. andrewsarchus (prehistoric mammal)