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megalonyx

megalonyx noun: an extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.

Noun

megalonyx (plural megalonyxes)

  1. An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.

Forms of megalonyx

pluralmegalonyxes

Questions about megalonyx

What does megalonyx mean?
Megalonyx means an extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
What part of speech is megalonyx?
Megalonyx is a noun.
What is the plural of megalonyx?
The plural of megalonyx is megalonyxes.

Words near megalonyx in the dictionary

  1. megalomycterid
  2. megalomycterids
  3. Megalong Valley
  4. megalonychid
  5. megalonychids
  6. megalonyx
  7. megalonyxes
  8. megaloolithid
  9. megaloolithids
  10. megalopa
  11. megalopae

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