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Megatheriid

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megatherianRelating to, or characteristic of a megatherium
megatherian mammalnouna large extinct ground sloth

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megatherianRelating to, or characteristic of a megatherium
megatherian mammalnouna large extinct ground sloth
megatheridnounAny ground sloth of the extinct family †Megatheriidae of giant 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.
megalonychidnoun(zoology) Any sloth in the family Megalonychidae.
megatheroidnoun(paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
mylodontidnoun(zoology) Any ground sloth in the family Mylodontidae.
moeritheriidnoun(zoology) Any member of the Moeritheriidae.
mesotheriidnoun(zoology) Any extinct mammal in the family Mesotheriidae.
nothrotheriidnounAny extinct ground sloth of the family †Nothrotheriidae.
megathymidnoun(zoology) Any skipper in the family Megathymidae, now considered to be part of the Hesperiidae, perhaps as the subfamily Megathyminae.
hegetotheriidnoun(zoology) Any notoungulate in the family Hegetotheriidae.
interatheriidnoun(zoology) Any notoungulate in the family Interatheriidae.
herpetotheriidnoun(zoology) Any metatherian in the family Herpetotheriidae.
megalonyxnoun(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
mylodonnoun(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.
megalodontesidnoun(zoology) Any of the wood wasps in the family Megalodontesidae
metatheriannoun(zoology) A member of the infraclass Metatheria.
tegotheriidnounAny extinct mammal of the family †Tegotheriidae

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