UINTATHERIUM

Uintatherium, genus Uintatherium

(noun) type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming

Source: WordNet® 3.1


U*in`ta*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 October 2024

EMBLEMATIC

(adjective) serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; “a crown is emblematic of royalty”; “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”


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