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MEGALONYCHIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Megalonychidae mean?
• MEGALONYCHIDAE (noun)
The noun MEGALONYCHIDAE has 1 sense:
1. mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths
Familiarity information: MEGALONYCHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Megalonychidae; Megalonychidae
Hypernyms ("Megalonychidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Megalonychidae"):
Choloepus; genus Choloepus (a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth)
Holonyms ("Megalonychidae" is a member of...):
suborder Xenarthra; Xenarthra (armadillos; American anteaters; sloths)
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