Definition of Gomphothere

1. Noun. Extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene.

Generic synonyms: Elephant
Group relationships: Genus Gomphotherium, Gomphotherium

Definition of Gomphothere

1. Noun. Any of several extinct proboscideans, of the family ''Gomphotheriidae'', from North America ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gomphothere

gomerils
gomers
gomesi
gomesis
gomiliximab
gomitoli
gommelin
gomoku
gomokus
gompa
gompas
gomphiasis
gompholic joint
gomphoses
gomphosis
gomphothere (current term)
gomphotheres
gomphrena
gomphrenas
goms
gomuti
gomuti palm
gomutis
gomuto
gomutos
gon
gonad dose
gonad nucleus
gonadal

Literary usage of Gomphothere

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"... an upper right second molar of that gomphothere was collected from the Shallotte quarry pit near Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina by Cindy ..."

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