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Uintatherium

Uintatherium Meaning & Definition
Uintatherium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uintatherium?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Uintatherium: genus Uintatherium

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See Also | dinoceras | family Uintatheriidae | mammal genus | uintathere | Uintatheriidae

Uintatherium In Webster's Dictionary

\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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