Megatherium
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See also: megatherium and mégathérium
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
†Megatherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megatheriidae – megatheres, giant ground sloths.
Hypernyms
- (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
Megatherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megatherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megatherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Megatherium at Paleobiology Database
