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megathere |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Megathere \Meg"a*there\, Megatherium \Meg`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL. megatherium, fr Gr me`gas great + thyri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: megathere n : gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America [syn: {ground sloth}]
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