Uintatherium

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Uintatherium
       n : type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous
           ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene
           in Wyoming [syn: {genus Uintatherium}]