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Meaning of UINTATHERIUM

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
 
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 Synonyms: genus Uintatherium
 
 See Also: dinoceras, family Uintatheriidae, mammal genus, uintathere, Uintatheriidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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