Megathere
[meg-uh-theer] /ˈmɛg əˌθɪər/
noun
1.
any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
/ˈmɛɡəˌθɪə/
noun
1.
any of various gigantic extinct American sloths of the genus Megatherium and related genera, common in late Cenozoic times
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