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megatherium


  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]: 
 
  Megatherium 
  n  :  type  genus  of  the  Megatheriidae  [syn:  {Megatherium},  {genus 
  Megatherium}] 




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