(n)type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming, Syn.genus Uintatherium
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‖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 ]