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 1913.
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