uintathere

[ yoo-in-tuh-theer ]

noun
  1. any hoofed North American mammal of the extinct genus Dinoceras, of the Eocene Epoch, having a massive body and three pairs of horns.

Origin of uintathere

1
<New Latin Uintatherium (1872) a related genus, equivalent to Uinta Co., SW Wyoming, where fossils of the animal were found + Greek thēríon-there

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British Dictionary definitions for uintathere

uintathere

/ (juːˈɪntəˌθɪə) /


noun
  1. any of various extinct Tertiary rhinoceros-like mammals of North America, having six horny processes on the head: Also called: dinoceras

Origin of uintathere

1
from Uinta, a county in Wyoming + Greek thērion wild animal

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