-there

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in -therium or -theria: baluchithere.

Origin

< New Latin -therium (singular), -theria (plural) < Greek thēríon, derivative of thḗr beast of prey; akin to feral¹, fierce

Related Words

baluchithere
chalicothere
dinothere
hyracotherium
isothere
megathere

-there, suffix|θɪə(r)|combining form of Gr. θήρ (dim. θηρίον), wild beast (as in therio-, therian a. (n.)), used chiefly in the names of extinct mammals, usu. as an anglicization of mod.L. -therium, as in palæothere n., protothere n., etc.

词汇	-there
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED -there Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in -therium or -theria: baluchithere. Origin < New Latin -therium (singular), -theria (plural) < Greek thēríon, derivative of thḗr beast of prey; akin to feral¹, fierce Related Words baluchithere chalicothere dinothere hyracotherium isothere megathere -there, suffix\|θɪə(r)\|combining form of Gr. θήρ (dim. θηρίον), wild beast (as in therio-, therian a. (n.)), used chiefly in the names of extinct mammals, usu. as an anglicization of mod.L. -therium, as in palæothere n., protothere n., etc.
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