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Megatherium

Mĕg'a-thē'ri-ŭm, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat., Fr. mégathère, from Gr. μέγας, great, and θηρίον, beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct and gigantic mammiferous quadruped allied to the anteaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.

Megatherium Cuvieri.

A skeleton of a Megatherium, a giant ground sloth. — *Megatherium Cuvieri.*

Mēg'-a-thē'ri-um, n.

noun

n. [Gr. μηρυκίζειν, to chew the cud, and θηρίον, beast.] (Paleon.) A genus of mammals, allied to the camel, not now in existence, but found fossil.