megathere
me·gat·here
noun
1.
gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
Origin
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).
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