GENUS UINTATHERIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Uintatherium mean? 

• GENUS UINTATHERIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS UINTATHERIUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GENUS UINTATHERIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS UINTATHERIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Uintatherium; Uintatherium

Hypernyms ("genus Uintatherium" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Uintatherium"):

dinoceras; uintathere (a variety of dinocerate)

Holonyms ("genus Uintatherium" is a member of...):

family Uintatheriidae; Uintatheriidae (an extinct family of Dinocerata)