2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Megathere \Meg"a*there\, Megatherium \Meg`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL. megatherium, fr. Gr. me`gas great + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: megathere n : gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America [syn: {ground sloth}]
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