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Samotherium

noun
Sam·​o·​the·​ri·​um | \ ˌsaməˈthirēəm\

Definition of Samotherium

: a genus of extinct ungulates of the Miocene of Greece related to the giraffe but having a shorter neck and no median frontal knob

History and Etymology for Samotherium

New Latin, from Samos, island in the Aegean sea + -therium

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