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megathere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
megath-ere
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.

noun

A member of the family Megatheriidae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

Inflected Forms

megatheres (plural)

Derived Forms

megatherial megatherian

Synonyms

ground sloth

Questions

What does megathere mean?
An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
Where does megathere come from?
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

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