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Megatherid

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megatheriidnoun(zoology) Any in the family Megatheriidae of ground sloths.
megatheriumnounA ground sloth of the extinct genus Megatherium
megatherenounAn extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
ground slothnounAny of various extinct species of sloth in several families which are believed, due to their size and/or body type, to have lived on the ground rather than in trees.
megalonyxnoun(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
nothrotheriidnounAny extinct ground sloth of the family †Nothrotheriidae.
megatheroidnoun(paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
mylodonnoun(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.
shasta ground slothnounAny member of species †Nothrotheriops shastensis of extinct ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.
mylodontidnoun(zoology) Any ground sloth in the family Mylodontidae.
hegetotheriinenounAny extinct mammal of the subfamily †Hegetotherinae
tegotheriidnounAny extinct mammal of the family †Tegotheriidae
harlan's ground slothnounAny of an extinct species, †Paramylodon harlani of ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.
megalonychidnoun(zoology) Any sloth in the family Megalonychidae.
megaladapidnoun(zoology) Any extinct lemur in the family Megaladapidae.
shuotheriidnounAny extinct mammal of the family †Shuotheriidae
mylodontnounAlternative form of mylodon. [(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.]
spalacotherenounAny extinct mammal of the family †Spalacotheriidae
mesotheriidnoun(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Mesotheriidae.
meridiolestidannounAny extinct mammal of the clade †Meridiolestida

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