Indricothere


[in-dri-kuh-theer] /ˈɪn drɪ kəˌθɪər/

noun
1.
a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.

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