Example sentences from the Web for megatherium

Smaller than the Megatherium, it differed from it chiefly in the form of the teeth.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
The so-called ground sloths were of large size, Megatherium being nearly as large as an elephant, and Mylodon not much smaller.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
In the form and proportions of the cerebrum and cerebellum, it similarly differs from Megatherium.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
I am quite delighted to find the hide of the Megatherium has given you all some little interest in my employments.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II)|Charles Darwin

The osseous plates mentioned below must have belonged to one of the Glyptodontidae, and not to Megatherium.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin

megatherium

[ mĕg′ə-thîr′ē-əm ]

Plural megatheriums megatheria

A large, extinct ground sloth of the genus Megatherium that lived from the Miocene through the Pleistocene Epochs, primarily in South America. It was as large as an elephant, had long curved claws and teeth only in the sides of its jaws, and ate plants. The megatherium was more closely related to the modern two-toed sloth than to the three-toed sloth.

Words nearby megatherium

megasporophyll, megass, megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium, megatherm, megaton, megatonnage, megatrend, megavitamin

单词	megatherium
释义	Example sentences from the Web for megatherium Smaller than the Megatherium, it differed from it chiefly in the form of the teeth. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier The so-called ground sloths were of large size, Megatherium being nearly as large as an elephant, and Mylodon not much smaller. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various In the form and proportions of the cerebrum and cerebellum, it similarly differs from Megatherium. Through the Heart of Patagonia\|H. Hesketh Prichard I am quite delighted to find the hide of the Megatherium has given you all some little interest in my employments. The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II)\|Charles Darwin The osseous plates mentioned below must have belonged to one of the Glyptodontidae, and not to Megatherium. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin megatherium [ mĕg′ə-thîr′ē-əm ] Plural megatheriums megatheria A large, extinct ground sloth of the genus Megatherium that lived from the Miocene through the Pleistocene Epochs, primarily in South America. It was as large as an elephant, had long curved claws and teeth only in the sides of its jaws, and ate plants. The megatherium was more closely related to the modern two-toed sloth than to the three-toed sloth. Words nearby megatherium megasporophyll, megass, megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium, megatherm, megaton, megatonnage, megatrend, megavitamin The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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