n. [ Gr. &unr_; a mill + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A natural family of extinct South American edentates. Syn. -- family Mylodontidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]