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Uintatherium
(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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Uintatherium
(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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uintatherium
(wn) | Uintatherium
n 1: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous
ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in
Wyoming [syn: Uintatherium, genus Uintatherium] |
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