Definition of Genus Megatherium

1. Noun. Type genus of the Megatheriidae.

Exact synonyms: Megatherium
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Megatheriidae, Megatheriidae
Member holonyms: Ground Sloth, Megathere

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Megatherium

genus Matteuccia
genus Matthiola
genus Maxillaria
genus Maxostoma
genus Mayaca
genus Mayetiola
genus Mazama
genus Meconopsis
genus Medicago
genus Medinilla
genus Megachile
genus Megaderma
genus Megalobatrachus
genus Megalosaurus
genus Megaptera
genus Megatherium (current term)
genus Melampodium
genus Melampsora
genus Melanerpes
genus Melanitta
genus Melanogrammus
genus Melanoplus
genus Melanotis
genus Melastoma
genus Meleagris
genus Meles
genus Melia
genus Melicocca
genus Melicoccus
genus Melicytus

Literary usage of Genus Megatherium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy: Comprising Such Terms in Botany by William Humble (1843)
"A species of the genus Megatherium. It was thus named by Mr. Jefferson, President of the United States. Its remains were first discovered at a depth of two ..."

2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"The genus megatherium (Ouv.) is tho first described of the family, the first skeleton having been sent in 1789 from the vicinity of Buenos Ayres to Madrid, ..."

3. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph Le Conte (1903)
"The genus Megatherium ranged in Quaternary times through South American, and into North America as far as the shores of Georgia and South Carolina. ..."

4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The genus megatherium (Cuv.) is the flrst described of the family, the first skeleton having been sent in 1789 from the vicinity of Buenos Ayres to Madrid, ..."

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