An*op"lo*there (ăn*&obreve;p"l&osl;*thēr), ||An`o*plo*the"ri*um (ăn`&osl;*pl&osl;*thē"r&ibreve;*ŭm), 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).