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Megaloceros
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| Main Entry: | Megaloceros |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an extinct giant deer of the Pleistocene epoch with the largest antlers of any deer known (13 ft across); also called Irish elk |
| Example: | The Megaloceros became generally extinct in c 10,500 BP, though some may have survived to 700-500 BC. |
| Etymology: | Gk. megalo- 'great' + keras 'horn' |
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