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MEGATHERIAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
megatherian; megatherian mammal; megatheriid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("megatherian" is a kind of...):
edentate (primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "megatherian"):
ground sloth; megathere (gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America)
Holonyms ("megatherian" is a member of...):
family Megatheriidae; Megatheriidae (extinct ground sloths)