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meg·a·there (m

-thîr

)

A large extinct ground sloth of the family Megatheriidae of the Miocene Epoch through the Pleistocene Epoch.

[From New Latin Megathrium, type genus : mega- + Greek thrion, wild beast; see treacle.]

mega·theri·an adj.

megathere [ˈmɛgəˌθɪə]

(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any of various gigantic extinct American sloths of the genus Megatherium and related genera, common in late Cenozoic times

[from New Latin megathērium, from mega- + -there, from Greek thērion wild beast]

megatherian adj

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Noun

megathere - gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America

ground sloth

megatherian, megatherian mammal, megatheriid - a large extinct ground sloth

genus Megatherium, Megatherium - type genus of the Megatheriidae

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