Mylodonn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪlədɒn/,

/ˈmʌɪləd(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪləˌdɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mylodon.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mylodon (R. Owen: see quot. 1839) < ancient Greek μύλη , μύλος mill, millstone, molar (see meal n.¹) + scientific Latin -odon -odon comb. form.

Palaeontology.

A genus of giant ground sloths with more or less cylindrical teeth (family Mylodontidae), known from fossil remains in Pleistocene deposits chiefly found in South America; (also mylodon) a sloth of this genus.

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1839 R. Owen in C. Darwin Zool. Voy. H.M.S. Beagle i. No. 3. 68 For the subgenus of Megatherioid Edentata, thus indicated, I would propose the name of Mylodon.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xv. 217 A mylodon among South American forests.

1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 36 Towards the end of the Pliocene multitudes of llamas, droves of horses, mylodons, elephants and mastodons..flourished in Oregon, Montana, Utah, [etc.].

1947 E. Sitwell Shadow of Cain 10 In which the Megatherium Mylodon Lies buried.

1977 B. Chatwin In Patagonia i. 2 Charley Milward's animal was not a brontosaurus, but the mylodon or Giant Sloth.

1993 Quaternary of S. Amer. & Antarctic Peninsula 8 30 Some Mylodon specimens have been found in the southernmost region of Patagonia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mylodon
释义	Mylodonn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪlədɒn/, /ˈmʌɪləd(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmaɪləˌdɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mylodon. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mylodon (R. Owen: see quot. 1839) < ancient Greek μύλη , μύλος mill, millstone, molar (see meal n.¹) + scientific Latin -odon -odon comb. form. Palaeontology. A genus of giant ground sloths with more or less cylindrical teeth (family Mylodontidae), known from fossil remains in Pleistocene deposits chiefly found in South America; (also mylodon) a sloth of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Bradypodidae (sloth) > extinct sloths > genus Mylodon Mylodon1839 the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Bradypodidae (sloth) > extinct sloths > genus Mylodon > member of Mylodon1839 mylodont1899 1839 R. Owen in C. Darwin Zool. Voy. H.M.S. Beagle i. No. 3. 68 For the subgenus of Megatherioid Edentata, thus indicated, I would propose the name of Mylodon. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xv. 217 A mylodon among South American forests. 1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 36 Towards the end of the Pliocene multitudes of llamas, droves of horses, mylodons, elephants and mastodons..flourished in Oregon, Montana, Utah, [etc.]. 1947 E. Sitwell Shadow of Cain 10 In which the Megatherium Mylodon Lies buried. 1977 B. Chatwin In Patagonia i. 2 Charley Milward's animal was not a brontosaurus, but the mylodon or Giant Sloth. 1993 Quaternary of S. Amer. & Antarctic Peninsula 8 30 Some Mylodon specimens have been found in the southernmost region of Patagonia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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