ground sloth

1. 1.

   gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America

   Synonymsmegathere

   Broadermegatherian

   Part ofMegatherium

Questions about ground sloth

What does ground sloth mean?

ground sloth means "gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America".

What is another word for ground sloth?

Close synonyms include megathere. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.