Syndyoceras

noun

Syn·​dy·​oc·​er·​as

ˌsindēˈäsərəs

: a genus of extinct ungulates from the Miocene of Nebraska related to Protoceras and having a skull with two pairs of horns curving toward each other

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek syndyo two together (from syn- + dyo two) + New Latin -ceras

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