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Webster 1913 Edition


Megatheroid

Megˊa-the′roid

,
Noun.
[
Megatherium
+
-oid
.]
(Paleon.)
One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.

Definition 2024


megatheroid

megatheroid

English

Noun

megatheroid (plural megatheroids)

  1. (paleontology) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.