'Dinoceras' definitions:
Definition of 'dinoceras'
(from WordNet)
noun
A variety of dinocerate [syn: dinoceras, uintathere]
Definition of 'Dinoceras'
From: GCIDE
- Dinoceras \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]