uintatherium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
    genus Uintatherium.

WordNet

U*in`ta*the"ri*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913