1. An extinct mammal of the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, resembling an elephant but with downward-curving tusks on the lower jaw.
Usage: paleontology; often capitalized as Dinothere when referring to the genus

Examples

• The dinothere was a large proboscidean that roamed Africa and Eurasia millions of years ago.
• Fossils of dinotheres have been discovered in deposits dating back to the Miocene epoch.
• Unlike modern elephants, the dinothere had distinctive downward-pointing tusks.
• Paleontologists study dinothere remains to understand the evolution of elephant-like mammals.
• The dinothere's unusual tusk structure suggests it may have used them for stripping bark from trees.