MYLODONTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mylodontidae mean? 

• MYLODONTIDAE (noun)
  The noun MYLODONTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. extinct South American edentates

  Familiarity information: MYLODONTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYLODONTIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct South American edentates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Mylodontidae; Mylodontidae

Hypernyms ("Mylodontidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Mylodontidae"):

mylodontid (a variety of extinct edentate)

genus Mylodon (type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae)

mapinguari (supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest)

Holonyms ("Mylodontidae" is a member of...):

Edentata; order Edentata (order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos)