'Uintatherium' definitions:
Definition of 'Uintatherium'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming [syn: Uintatherium, genus Uintatherium]
Definition of 'Uintatherium'
From: GCIDE
- Uintatherium \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Uintatherium'
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]