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Anoplothere

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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).
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