"megaceros" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megaceroses [plural]
Etymology: New Latin, from Ancient Greek, meaning "great horn". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} megaceros (plural megaceroses)
  1. (paleontology) Irish elk Categories (topical): Paleontology Categories (lifeform): Cervids Related terms: Megaloceros, megacerotine Translations (the Irish elk): mégacéros [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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