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CIDE DICTIONARY

anoplothere

CIDE DICTIONARY

anoplotheren. [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.].
     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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