mylodontidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Mylodontidae*:
NOUN	animal	Mylodontidae, family Mylodontidae	extinct South American edentates

English > *Mylodontidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Extinct South American edentates.
Synonym	family Mylodontidae
Member of	Edentata, order Edentata	Order of mammals having few or no teeth including
Members	genus Mylodon	type genus of the Mylodontidae
	mapinguari	Supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reportedly sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest
	mylodontid	A variety of extinct edentate
Broader	mammal family	A family of mammals

HyperDic: mylodontidae