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megatherid

megatherid noun: any ground sloth of the extinct family †Megatheriidae of giant ground sloths.

Noun

megatherid (plural megatherids)

  1. Any ground sloth of the extinct family †Megatheriidae of giant ground sloths.

Forms of megatherid

pluralmegatherids

Questions about megatherid

What does megatherid mean?
Megatherid means any ground sloth of the extinct family †Megatheriidae of giant ground sloths.
What part of speech is megatherid?
Megatherid is a noun.
What is the plural of megatherid?
The plural of megatherid is megatherids.

Words near megatherid in the dictionary

  1. megathere
  2. megatheres
  3. megatheria
  4. megatherial
  5. megatherian
  6. megatherid
  7. megatherids
  8. megatheriid
  9. megatheriids
  10. megatherioid
  11. megatherioids

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