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megatheriid

DEFINITIONS OF: megatheriid

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n a large extinct ground sloth

Synonyms:
megatherian, megatherian mammal
Types:
ground sloth, megathere
gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
Type of:
edentate
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
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