dinoceras | (n) a variety of dinocerate, Syn. uintathere |
Dinoceras | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; terrible + &unr_;, &unr_;, horn. ] (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also ☞ They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks. [ 1913 Webster ] |