therio-, theri-, thero-, ther-, -there, -therium, -theria, -theridae, -therian, -therioid, -theroida +

An animal of an extinct genus of mammals, as large as the rhinoceros, with two large and two small horns.

Resembling a megatherium.

An animal of huge or ungainly proportions.

Someone who has a special love for animals.

A fondness for animals.

In some systems of classification, a subclass of the Mammalia, including the infraclasses Eutheria and Metatheria, the members of which are viviparous.

A mixture regarded as effective against bites by poisonous animals; it contained at one time 60 to 70 substances that were pulverized and made into an electuary with honey.

An electuary is a medicinal preparation consisting of a powdered drug made into a paste with honey or syrup.

Of or pertaining to the subclass Theria, one of the four subclasses into which the class Mammalia is commonly divided.

1. Combining human and animal form; such as, the centaur.
2. Combining the form of a beast with that of a man; of or pertaining to deities represented in the combined forms of man and beast; such as, dog- or eagle-headed divinities.
3. The belief that humans may sometimes assume animal form, as the werewolf.

1. Being partly bestial and partly human in form; for example, an imaginary being; such as, a centaur that is partly human and partly animal.
2. Of or pertaining to deities conceived or represented in human and animal form.

The transformation into animal form, such as lycanthropy.

1. The medical treatment of wild animals.
2. Veterinary medicine.
3. The medical treatment of animals in a zoo or menagerie.

A fossil reptile with teeth of a mammalian type, specifically one of the order Theriodontia.

Pertaining or relating to theriogenology; of or affecting the reproductive processes of animals.

A person who specializes in theriogenology.