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UINTATHERIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

genus Uintatherium; Uintatherium

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Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Uintatherium"):

dinoceras; uintathere (a variety of dinocerate)

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

family Uintatheriidae; Uintatheriidae (an extinct family of Dinocerata)

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