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genus megatheriumnountype genus of the megatheriidae

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genus megatheriumnountype genus of the megatheriidae
bacillusnounAny of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
megatheridnounAny ground sloth of the extinct family †Megatheriidae of giant ground sloths.
megatherenounAn extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
megatheriidnoun(zoology) Any in the family Megatheriidae of ground sloths.
megalonyxnoun(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
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.
mylodonnoun(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.
megatheroidnoun(paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
nothrotheriidnounAny extinct ground sloth of the family †Nothrotheriidae.
mylodontnounAlternative form of mylodon. [(zoology) Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.]
mylodontidnoun(zoology) Any ground sloth in the family Mylodontidae.
pseudoglyptodontnounAn extinct sloth, Pseudoglyptodon chilensis, from South America
hegetotheriinenounAny extinct mammal of the subfamily †Hegetotherinae
harlan's ground slothnounAny of an extinct species, †Paramylodon harlani of ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.
shasta ground slothnounAny member of species †Nothrotheriops shastensis of extinct ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.
spalacotherenounAny extinct mammal of the family †Spalacotheriidae
megamammalnounA very large mammal, especially an extinct one.
tegotheriidnounAny extinct mammal of the family †Tegotheriidae
mesotherenounAny extinct notoungulate of the genus †Mesotherium

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