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megatherium

megatherium noun: a ground sloth of the extinct genus Megatherium, esp. the megathere.

Noun

megatherium (plural megatheriums or megatheria)

  1. A ground sloth of the extinct genus Megatherium, esp. the megathere

Forms of megatherium

pluralmegatheriums
pluralmegatheria

Origin of megatherium

From the genus name.

Questions about megatherium

What does megatherium mean?
Megatherium means a ground sloth of the extinct genus Megatherium, esp. the megathere.
What part of speech is megatherium?
Megatherium is a noun.
What is the plural of megatherium?
The plural of megatherium is megatheriums.

Words near megatherium in the dictionary

  1. megatherids
  2. megatheriid
  3. megatheriids
  4. megatherioid
  5. megatherioids
  6. megatherium
  7. megatheriums
  8. megatherm
  9. megathermal
  10. megathermic
  11. megatherms

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