Anoplotherium definition

Anoplotherium





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anoplothere \An*op"lo*there\ ([a^]n*[o^]p"l[-o]*th[=e]r),
  Anoplotherium
  \An`o*plo*the"ri*um\([a^]n`[-o]*pl[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.
     [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an
     implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order {Ungulata}, whose


     were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris;
     characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine
     teeth (whence the name).
     [1913 Webster]

















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