| 单词 | uintathere |
| 释义 | uintathere in British English (juːˈɪntəˌθɪə) noun any of various extinct Tertiary rhinoceros-like mammals of North America, having six horny processes on the head Also called: dinocerasWord origin from Uinta, a county in Wyoming + Greek thērion wild animaluintathere in American English (juːˈɪntəˌθɪər) noun any hoofed North American mammal of the extinct genus Dinoceras, of the Eocene Epoch, having a massive body and three pairs of horns Word origin [‹ NL Uintatherium (1872) a related genus, equiv. to Uinta Co., SW Wyoming, where fossils of the animal were found + Gk thēríon -there]-there is a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compoundwords, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in-therium or -theria. Other words that use the affix -there include: baluchithere, chalicothere, pantothere, titanothere |
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