MYLODON

mylodon

(noun) large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mylodon (plural mylodons)

(zoology) Any of the extinct genus Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.

Source: Wiktionary


Myl"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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