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Definition of Family Mylodontidae
1. Noun. Extinct South American edentates.
Exact synonyms: Mylodontidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Edentata, Order Edentata
Member holonyms: Mylodontid, Genus Mylodon, Mapinguari
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Edentata, Order Edentata
Member holonyms: Mylodontid, Genus Mylodon, Mapinguari
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Mylodontidae
Literary usage of Family Mylodontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"Twenty-seven skulls, representing the family Mylodontidae, are now in the collection
of the department of paleontology. Of those, nineteen are well ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"One of the typical forms of this group is Mylodon, which, together with its
immediate allies, is often placed in a separate family, Mylodontidae. ..."
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