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MEGATHERIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Megatheriidae
Synonyms:
genus Megatherium; Megatherium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Megatherium" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Megatherium"):
ground sloth; megathere (gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America)
Holonyms ("Megatherium" is a member of...):
family Megatheriidae; Megatheriidae (extinct ground sloths)
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