megathere
[ meg-uh-theer ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌθɪər /
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noun
any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
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See the vast Mylodon, the Scelidothere, and the still more colossal Megathere.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry GosseSee the vast mylodon, the scelidothere, and the still more colossal megathere!
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British Dictionary definitions for megathere
megathere
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌθɪə) /
noun
any of various gigantic extinct American sloths of the genus Megatherium and related genera, common in late Cenozoic times
Derived forms of megathere
megatherian, adjectiveWord Origin for megathere
C19: from New Latin megathērium, from mega- + -there, from Greek thērion wild beast
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