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megathere

/ˈmɛɡ.ə.θɪər/

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noun

/ˈmɛɡ.ə.θɪər/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее гигантское вымершее наземное млекопитающее, похожее на ленивца, которое обитало в Америке в эпохи плиоцена и плейстоцена.

A noun referring to a gigantic extinct terrestrial mammal resembling a sloth, which lived in the Americas during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

  1. Gigantic extinct mammalC2formalscientific

    A very large, extinct ground sloth that lived in the Americas during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

    ruГигантское вымершее млекопитающее

    • The megathere was one of the largest land mammals of its time.
    • Fossils of the megathere have been found in South America.
    • Scientists study the megathere to understand prehistoric ecosystems.

    Synonymsmegatherium