"megatheroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megatheroids [plural]
Etymology: Megatherium + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Megatherium|oid}} Megatherium + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} megatheroid (plural megatheroids)
  1. (paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others. Categories (topical): Mammalogy, Paleontology

Inflected forms

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