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| ba·lu·chi·the·ri·um [ bə lchə three əm ] (plural ba·lu·chi·the·ri·ums) or ba·lu·chi·there [ bə lchə thr ] (plural ba·lu·chi·theres) |
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large extinct rhinoceros: a large extinct rhinoceros that lived in Asia during the Oligocene epoch. It measured 5.5 m (18 ft) high at the shoulders and 8.5 m (28 ft) long, making it the largest ever land mammal. Latin name Baluchitherium grangeri.
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| [Early 20th century. <Baluchi + Greek thērion "wild animal"] |
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