anoplotheroid
|an-o-ploth-er-oid|
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/ˌænəˈplɑθəˌrɔɪd/
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/ˌænəˈplɒθə.rɔɪd/
resembling Anoplotherium
Etymology
'anoplotheroid' originates from New Latin/scientific coinage, specifically from the genus name 'Anoplotherium' plus the suffix '-oid', where 'Anoplotherium' derives from Greek 'anoplos' meaning 'unarmed' and 'therion' meaning 'beast', and the suffix '-oid' meant 'resembling'.
'anoplotheroid' developed from the Greek roots 'anoplos' + 'therion' which formed the New Latin genus name 'Anoplotherium' in 19th-century scientific literature; the modern English noun/adjective 'anoplotheroid' was later formed by adding the suffix '-oid' to indicate resemblance or relation.
Initially the Greek elements referred to an 'unarmed beast' as the literal sense within the genus name, but over time the term evolved to mean 'resembling or related to Anoplotherium/Anoplotheriidae' in paleontological usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a fossil mammal belonging to or resembling members of the extinct family Anoplotheriidae (an anoplotheriid); an animal classified as an anoplotheroid.
The fossil was identified as an anoplotheroid from late Eocene deposits in Europe.
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Adjective 1
relating to, characteristic of, or resembling anoplotheroids (members of Anoplotheriidae or the genus Anoplotherium).
Paleontologists described several anoplotheroid features in the jaw fragments.
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