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Meaning of DINOCERAS

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 Definition: [n]  a variety of dinocerate
 
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 Synonyms: uintathere
 
 See Also: dinocerate, genus Uintatherium, Uintatherium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
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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