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megatheroid

megatheroid noun: one of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.

Noun

megatheroid (plural megatheroids)

  1. One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
    • The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheroids of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos.1851 June 11, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 1, column 2

Forms of megatheroid

pluralmegatheroids

Origin of megatheroid

From translingual Megatherium + -oid.

Questions about megatheroid

What does megatheroid mean?
Megatheroid means one of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
What part of speech is megatheroid?
Megatheroid is a noun.
What is the plural of megatheroid?
The plural of megatheroid is megatheroids.

Words near megatheroid in the dictionary

  1. megatheriums
  2. megatherm
  3. megathermal
  4. megathermic
  5. megatherms
  6. megatheroid
  7. megatheroids
  8. megatheropod
  9. megatheropods
  10. megathread
  11. megathreads

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