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Megalonyx

noun
Meg·​al·​on·​yx | \ ˌmegəˈläniks\

Definition of Megalonyx

: a genus of large extinct Pliocene and Pleistocene edentate mammals of North America

History and Etymology for Megalonyx

New Latin, from megal- + -onyx

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