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dinocerate

dinocerate

9.9
A large extinct animal that ate plants, with horns and tusks, like a rhinoceros
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪnəˌsɛrət/
  • Specialized
: dinocerato
  • Unlike modern hoofed animals, the dinocerate possessed both tusks and horns.

Examples

  • The fossilized skeleton of a dinocerate was discovered in the ancient riverbed.

  • Many scientists study dinocerates to understand ancient ecosystems.

  • Scientists believe the dinocerate had three pairs of blunt horns on its skull.

  • The dinocerate was a fascinating creature of the past.

  • The fossilized skeleton of a dinocerate was discovered in the ancient riverbed.

  • Scientists believe the dinocerate had three pairs of blunt horns on its skull.

  • Unlike modern hoofed animals, the dinocerate possessed both tusks and horns.

Synonyms

uintathere
vsdinocerate
  • Specialized
9.9

A large extinct plant-eating mammal with three pairs of bony bumps on its skull

is any member of that order rather than a single genus
dinoceras
vsdinocerate
  • Specialized
9.9

A large horned plant-eating mammal that lived long ago and is now extinct

is any member of the order rather than one named genus

Surface Forms

dinocerate singular
dinocerates plural

Etymology

Dinocerate comes from the Greek roots deinos 'terrible' and keras 'horn', just like the names dinosaur and triceratops. So a dinocerate is a large, horned ancient mammal — a 'terrible-horn' animal known from fossils.