Category:Sivatherium

Siv`a*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [nl., from e. Siva + gr. (paleon.)

Defn: a genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the tertiary Formation of india. The snout was prolonged in the form of a Proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large And branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger Than any exsisting species.