megathere
[ meg-uh-theer ]
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.
Origin of megathere
1Words Nearby megathere
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See 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
Origin of megathere
1C19: from New Latin megathērium, from mega- + -there, from Greek thērion wild beast
Derived forms of megathere
- megatherian, adjective
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