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- noun zoology An
afrotherian .
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From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thērion, "beast").
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member of the mammalian clade Afrotheria, including elephants, dugongs, aardvarks, tenrecs, hyraxes, and a few others.
July 8, 2008