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Definition of: megathere
(meg′ə·thir) noun Paleontol.
A gigantic, extinct, slothlike edentate (genus Megatherium), associated with the Pleistocene in North America. [<MEGA- + Gk. thērion wild animal]
(Fossils indicate length up to 20 feet)
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