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mylodontid

/ˌmaɪ.ləˈdɒn.tɪd/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa uma espécie de mamífero desdentado extinto pertencente à família Mylodontidae, que inclui as preguiças-terrestres.

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/ˌmaɪ.ləˈdɒn.tɪd/C2formalscientific
  • ptSubstantivo que designa uma espécie de mamífero desdentado extinto pertencente à família Mylodontidae, que inclui as preguiças-terrestres.

A noun referring to a type of extinct edentate mammal, belonging to the family Mylodontidae, which includes ground sloths.

  1. Extinct ground slothC2formalscientific

    A member of an extinct family of ground sloths (Mylodontidae) that lived from the Oligocene to the early Holocene epoch.

    ptPreguiça-gigante extinta

    • The mylodontid fossils were discovered in a South American cave.
    • Paleontologists study mylodontid remains to understand prehistoric ecosystems.
    • This mylodontid species had robust claws for digging.