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 Definitions of megathere  [ˈmɛg əˌθɪər]  

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Definition of 'megathere' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) megathere
any of the huge slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium or closely related genera that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.

Etymology:  (1830–40; < NL)

Definition of 'megathere' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ground sloth, megathere
gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
Definition of 'megathere' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) megathere
alt. of Megatherium

'megathere' - Nearby Entries  

megasporangium  megaspore  megasporophyll  megathere  megatherian  megatherian mammal  megatheriidae  



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