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Anoplotherium
An-op′lo-there
(ăn-ŏp′lō̍-thēr)
, ‖Anˊo-plo-the′ri-um
(ănˊō̍-plō̍-thē′rĭ-ŭm)
, Noun.
[From Gr.
ἄνοπλοσ
unarmed (ἀν
priv. + ὄπλον
an implement, weapon) + θηρίον
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). Definition 2024
Anoplotherium
Anoplotherium
See also: anoplotherium
Translingual
Anoplotherium
Proper noun
Anoplotherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anoplotheriidae – extinct, most closely related to camels among extant mammals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Cetartiodactyla - clade; Artiodactyla - order; Tylopoda - suborder; †Anoplotheriidae - family; Anoplotheriinae - subfamily
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
See also: Anoplotherium
English
Anoplotherium commune
Noun
anoplotherium (plural anoplotheriums)
- (zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
Translations
any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium
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