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noun
An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of the family Megatheriidae
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noun
gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ground sloth
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Broader terms: megatherian, megatheriid, megatherian mammal
History
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).
