Eremotherium
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “desert”) + -therium.
Proper noun
[edit]†Eremotherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the order Pilosa – certain extinct social ground sloths of the Pleistocene, endemic to Central America and parts of northern South America and southern North America.
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; †Megatheriidae - family; †Megatherinae - subfamily; †Megatheriini - tribe; †Megatheriina - subtribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): †Eremotherium eomigrans, †Eremotherium laurillardi, †Eremotherium rusconi (species)
References
[edit]Eremotherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eremotherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eremotherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons