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  • noun (Paleon.) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.

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  • noun paleontology One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.

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Megatherium +‎ -oid

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