Megatherium
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See also: megatherium and mégathérium
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”)
Proper noun
[edit]†Megatherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megatheriidae – megatheres, giant ground sloths.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Folivora - suborder; †Megatheriidae - family; Megatheriinae - subfamily; Megatheriini - tribe; Megatheriina - subtribe
References
[edit]- Megatherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Megatherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Megatherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Megatherium at Paleobiology Database