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thunder beast

noun

Etymology

Calque of taxonomic name Brontotheriidae, which is derived from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”) + -idae. ]

  1. derived from βροντή

Definitions

  1. A legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin,…

    A legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin, depicted as various animals.

  2. Any of the family †Brontotheriidae of extinct odd-toed ungulates that superficially…

    Any of the family †Brontotheriidae of extinct odd-toed ungulates that superficially resemble rhinos, some of which develop bony nose horns.

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