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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming;
[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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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]