uintathere

[ yoo-in-tuh-theer ]

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noun

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

uintathere

/ juːˈɪntəˌθɪə /

noun

any of various extinct Tertiary rhinoceros-like mammals of North America, having six horny processes on the head Also calleddinoceras

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Word History and Origins

Origin of uintathere¹

< 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of uintathere¹

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

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