释义 |
glos·so·the·ri·um \-ōˈthirēəm\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gloss- + -therium : a genus of large So. American Pleistocene ground sloths related to the genus Mylodon that have the nostrils completely enclosed by the premaxillae so that the skull has a superficial likeness to that of a turtle |