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Noun: megathere  'me-gu,theer
  1. Gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
    - ground sloth

Derived forms: megatheres

Type of: megatherian, megatherian mammal, megatheriid

Part of: genus Megatherium, Megatherium

Encyclopedia: Megathere

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