Eremotherium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “desert”) + -therium.
Proper noun
†Eremotherium n
- A taxonomic genus within the order Pilosa – certain extinct social ground sloths of the Pleistocene, endemic to Central America and parts of northern South America and southern North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Xenarthra – superorder; Pilosa – order; †Megatheriidae - family; †Megatherinae - subfamily; †Megatheriini - tribe; †Megatheriina - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Eremotherium eomigrans, †Eremotherium laurillardi, †Eremotherium rusconi (species)
References
- Eremotherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eremotherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Eremotherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons