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macrothere|ˈmækrəθɪə(r)| Also in L. form macrotherium. [ad. mod.L. macrothērium, f. Gr. µακρό-ς long + θηρίον wild beast.] A member of an extinct European genus of the sloth tribe.
1862Dana Man. Geol. iv. 528 The Macrothere..was related to the African Pangolin (the Anteater) but was six or eight times its size. 1884G. Allen in Longm. Mag. June 192 The macrotherium, a monstrous ant-eater. |