Dinothere \Di"no*there\, Dinotherium \Di`no*the"ri*um\, n. [NL.
dinotherium, fr. Gr. deino`s terrible + qhri`on beast.]
(Paleon.)
A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of
Europe and Asia. It is remarkable for a pair of tusks
directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
[1913 Webster]