anoplotherioid
|an-op-lo-the-ri-oid|
/ˌænəˈplɒθəriɔɪd/
resembling or member of Anoplotherium/Anoplotheriidae
Etymology
'anoplotherioid' originates from New Latin, built on the genus name 'Anoplotherium' (from Greek 'anoplos' meaning 'unarmed' + 'therion' meaning 'beast') with the English suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling'.
'Anoplotherium' was coined from Greek roots 'anoplos' + 'therion' and adopted into New Latin as 'Anoplotherium'; English later formed the adjective/noun 'anoplotherioid' by adding the suffix '-oid' to indicate resemblance or relation.
Initially the Greek components conveyed 'unarmed beast' (the original sense of the name); over time the term evolved into a taxonomic name and now 'anoplotherioid' refers to animals of that taxon or things resembling them.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a member of, or an animal belonging to, the extinct group Anoplotheriidae/Anoplotherioidea (ungulate mammals known from the Eocene of Europe); broadly, an animal resembling those in the genus Anoplotherium.
Paleontologists identified an anoplotherioid among the Eocene fossils from the site.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
resembling, relating to, or characteristic of an anoplotherioid (the animals of Anoplotheriidae/Anoplotherioidea).
The jaw structure is distinctly anoplotherioid in its proportions.
Synonyms
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