Elasmotherium

Translingual

†Elasmotherium caucasicum skeleton reconstruction

†Elasmotherium sibiricum (Siberian unicorn) restoration

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) +‎ -therium/Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”)

Proper noun

†Elasmotherium

1. A taxonomic genus within the 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): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Perissodactyla – order; Ceratomorpha – suborder; Rhinocerotoidea – superfamily; Rhinocerotidae – family; †Elasmotheriinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Elasmotherium sibiricum (type species), †Elasmotherium caucasicum, †Elasmotherium chaprovicum, †Elasmotherium peii, †Elasmotherium primigenium – extinct species

References

• Elasmotherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elasmotherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Elasmotherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons