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单词 megathere
释义

megathere

[ meg-uh-theer ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌθɪər /

noun

any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.

Origin of megathere

1830–40; <New Latin Megatherium;see mega-, -there

Words nearby megathere

megasporogenesis, megasporophyll, megass, megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium, megatherm, megaton, megatonnage, megatrend
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British Dictionary definitions for megathere

megathere
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌθɪə) /

noun

any of various gigantic extinct American sloths of the genus Megatherium and related genera, common in late Cenozoic times

Derived forms of megathere

megatherian, adjective

Word Origin for megathere

C19: from New Latin megathērium, from mega- + -there, from Greek thērion wild beast
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