uintathere
[ yoo-in-tuh-theer ]
noun
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
any of various extinct Tertiary rhinoceros-like mammals of North America, having six horny processes on the head: Also called: dinoceras
Origin of uintathere
1from Uinta, a county in Wyoming + Greek thērion wild animal
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