Definition of Megathirium

Definition of Megathirium

Megatherium, an extinct genus of mammalia allied to the sloth, some 18 or 20 ft. in length and 8 ft. in height, with an elephantine skeleton.

- Wikipedia

{ Meg"a*there (?), ||Meg`a*the"ri*um (?), } n. [NL. megatherium, fr. Gr. me`gas great + thyri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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