- megatheriid
- nouna large extinct ground sloth• Syn: ↑megatherian, ↑megatherian mammal• Hypernyms: ↑edentate• Hyponyms: ↑ground sloth, ↑megathere• Member Holonyms: ↑Megatheriidae, ↑family Megatheriidae
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family Megatheriidae — noun extinct ground sloths • Syn: ↑Megatheriidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xenarthra, ↑suborder Xenarthra • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ground sloth — noun gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America • Syn: ↑megathere • Hypernyms: ↑megatherian, ↑megatheriid, ↑megatherian mammal • Member Holonyms: ↑Megatherium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
megathere — noun gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America • Syn: ↑ground sloth • Hypernyms: ↑megatherian, ↑megatheriid, ↑megatherian mammal • Member Holonyms: ↑Megatherium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
megatherian — noun a large extinct ground sloth • Syn: ↑megatheriid, ↑megatherian mammal • Hypernyms: ↑edentate • Hyponyms: ↑ground sloth, ↑megathere • … Useful english dictionary
megatherian mammal — noun a large extinct ground sloth • Syn: ↑megatherian, ↑megatheriid • Hypernyms: ↑edentate • Hyponyms: ↑ground sloth, ↑megathere • Member Holonym … Useful english dictionary
Megatheriidae — noun extinct ground sloths • Syn: ↑family Megatheriidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xenarthra, ↑suborder Xenarthra • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
