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Zamicrus

noun
Zam·​i·​crus | \ ˈzaməkrəs\

Definition of Zamicrus

: a genus of edentates from the Miocene of Argentina related to Megatherium but no larger than sloths

History and Etymology for Zamicrus

New Latin, from za-, intensive prefix (from Greek) + -micrus (from Greek mikros small); from the size of the molars

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