a. and sb. Palæont. [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. sb. A fossil of this genus (Cent. Dict., 1891). So Tinoceratine a., Tinoceratoid a. and sb.
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.
