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Nov 30, 2009
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chal•i•co•there



Pronunciation: (kal'i-kō-thēr"), [key]
n.
a horselike fossil of the genus Chalicotherium and related genera, common in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Tertiary Period, having a sloping back and three-toed, clawed feet.

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