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amphithere Palæont.|ˈæmfɪθɪə(r)|
[ad. mod.L. amphithērium (also in Eng. use), f. Gr. ἀµϕί both, on both sides + θηρίον a beast; in reference to its disputed position in the animal series.]
An extinct genus of small opossum-like quadrupeds, found in the Oolite.
1859Owen Classif. Mammalia 55 The nearest living analogue to the amphitheres..of our oolitic strata. 1864― Power of God 50 The marsupial analogues of the amphitheria. |