SIVATHERIUM

Siv`a*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., from E. Siva + Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 February 2025

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(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm


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