Megasthene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Megasthene \Meg"as*thene\, n. [Gr. me`gas great + sqe`nos
     strength.] (Zool.)
     One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals,
     having a large size as a typical characteristic.
     [1913 Webster]