megathere

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Definition von megathere im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch

An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths

An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (genus Megatherium) that flourished in North America during the Pleistocene epoch

Its remains are found in South America

Silbentrennung

meg·a·there

Etymologie

() From Ancient Greek mega (“large”) + therion (“wild beast”).