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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dinoceras, uintatherenoun

    a variety of dinocerate

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  1. dinoceras

    Uintatherium ("Beast of the Uinta Mountains") is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammal that lived during the Eocene epoch. Two species are currently recognized: U. anceps from the United States during the Early to Middle Eocene (56–38 million years ago) and U. insperatus of Middle to Late Eocene (48–34 million years ago) China.

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  1. dinoceras

    Dinoceras is a genus of extinct mammals from the North American Eocene epoch. The genus includes species often referred to as "Uintatheres" that were large herbivores, characterized by their bulky bodies, long limbs, and remarkable skull growths. The name "Dinoceras" translates to "terrible horn" and refers to the horns and knobby growths observed on their skulls. These creatures are among the largest land mammals known from the Early Eocene, and their fossils are typically found in the western United States.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dinocerasnoun

    a genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. terrible + , , horn.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dinoceras

    dī-nos′er-as, n. an extinct genus of mammals found in Wyoming, approaching the elephant in size, and named from three pairs of osseous protuberances on the skull. [Formed from Gr. deinos, terrible, keras, horn.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dinoceras in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dinoceras in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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