Megalonyxn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒnɪks/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɔnɪks/,

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɑnɪks/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Megalonyx.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalonyx, genus name (T. Jefferson: see quot. 1796) < ancient Greek μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + ὄνυξ claw (see onyx n.). Compare French mégalonyx (1803), mégalonix (1812 in Cuvier).

Palaeontology.

A ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx (family Megalonychidae), known from fossil remains found in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in North America. Also: the genus itself.

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sloth1791

Megalonyx1796

gravigrade1847

ground sloth1860

1796 T. Jefferson Let. 3 July in Papers (2002) XXIX. 139 Its bulk entitles it to give to our animal the name of the Great-claw, or Megalonyx.

1797 T. Jefferson Let. 15 Aug. in Writings (1903) IX. 416 The Megalonyx, as we [sc. (prob.) the American Philosophical Society] have named him.

1813 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 5 Dec. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 231 The Mammoth and Megalonyx.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 73/1 The Megalonyxes were provided with a tail.

1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 459 The Megalonyx Beds.

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1299 These [lacustrine clays and sands] have yielded the carnivores Canimartes, Borophagus, and Felis; the edentate Megalonyx, [etc.].

1957 Encycl. Brit. VII. 951/2 Megalonyx, with the skull a foot or more in length..is distinguished from the preceding genera by having the first of the five upper teeth large, tusk-like and isolated.

1990 D. E. G. Briggs & P. R. Crowther Palaeobiol. ii. 207 North American species that become extinct, such as several ground sloths (Glossotherium, Eremotherium, Nothrotheriops, and Megalonyx).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megalonyx
释义	Megalonyxn. Brit. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɔnɪks/, /ˌmɛɡəˈlɑnɪks/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Megalonyx. Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalonyx, genus name (T. Jefferson: see quot. 1796) < ancient Greek μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + ὄνυξ claw (see onyx n.). Compare French mégalonyx (1803), mégalonix (1812 in Cuvier). Palaeontology. A ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx (family Megalonychidae), known from fossil remains found in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in North America. Also: the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Bradypodidae (sloth) > extinct sloths sloth1791 Megalonyx1796 gravigrade1847 ground sloth1860 1796 T. Jefferson Let. 3 July in Papers (2002) XXIX. 139 Its bulk entitles it to give to our animal the name of the Great-claw, or Megalonyx. 1797 T. Jefferson Let. 15 Aug. in Writings (1903) IX. 416 The Megalonyx, as we [sc. (prob.) the American Philosophical Society] have named him. 1813 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 5 Dec. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 231 The Mammoth and Megalonyx. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 73/1 The Megalonyxes were provided with a tail. 1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 459 The Megalonyx Beds. 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1299 These [lacustrine clays and sands] have yielded the carnivores Canimartes, Borophagus, and Felis; the edentate Megalonyx, [etc.]. 1957 Encycl. Brit. VII. 951/2 Megalonyx, with the skull a foot or more in length..is distinguished from the preceding genera by having the first of the five upper teeth large, tusk-like and isolated. 1990 D. E. G. Briggs & P. R. Crowther Palaeobiol. ii. 207 North American species that become extinct, such as several ground sloths (Glossotherium, Eremotherium, Nothrotheriops, and Megalonyx). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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