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MEGATHERIIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Extinct ground sloths

Synonyms:

family Megatheriidae; Megatheriidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Megatheriidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Megatheriidae"):

megatherian; megatherian mammal; megatheriid (a large extinct ground sloth)

genus Megatherium; Megatherium (type genus of the Megatheriidae)

Holonyms ("Megatheriidae" is a member of...):

suborder Xenarthra; Xenarthra (armadillos; American anteaters; sloths)

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