-there, suffix
(θɪə(r))
combining form of Gr. θήρ (dim. θηρίον), wild beast (as in therio-, therian a. (n.)), used chiefly in the names of extinct mammals, usu. as an anglicization of mod.L. -therium, as in palæothere n., protothere n., etc.
-there, suffix
(θɪə(r))
combining form of Gr. θήρ (dim. θηρίον), wild beast (as in therio-, therian a. (n.)), used chiefly in the names of extinct mammals, usu. as an anglicization of mod.L. -therium, as in palæothere n., protothere n., etc.
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