ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ōthəˈrīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Palaeotherium, type genus (from pale- + -therium ) + -idae
: a family of extinct perissodactyl mammals of the Eocene and Miocene of Europe and America that are related to the horses but in some respects resemble tapirs