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[syn: Uintatherium, genus Uintatherium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uintatherium \U*in`ta*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian
name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr.
qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to
Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the
known species of the group. See Dinoceras.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dinoceras \Di*noc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?, ?,
horn.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; --
called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs
of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were
armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Uintatherium
n 1: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous
ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in
Wyoming [syn: Uintatherium, genus Uintatherium]