tinoceratid, a. and n. Palæont.
(taɪnəʊˈsɛrətɪd)
[irreg. f. Gr. τείν-ειν to stretch, as if = stretching out + κέρας, κερατ- horn + -id.]
a. adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characters of the Tinoceras, a very large fossil mammal. b. n. A fossil of this genus (Cent. Dict. 1891). So tinoˈceratine a., tinoˈceratoid a. and n.
| 1889 Nicholson & Lydekker Palæont. lxi. II. 1389 The genus [Uintatherium] may be divided into a Dinoceratine and a Tinoceratine group. 1891 Cent. Dict., Tinoceratid, a. 1895 Funk's Stand. Dict., Tinoceratid, Tinoceratoid, a. and sb. |