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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Uintatheriidæ, originally based on fragmentary material, and now believed to be synonymous with Dinoceras of same ostensible date.
- noun [lowercase] An animal of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
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