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a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a beard, or an ear, of grain + -oid. ] Shaped like an ear of grain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Megatherium + -oid. ] (Paleon.) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Paleothere + -oid. ] (Paleon.) Resembling Paleotherium. -- n. An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere. [ 1913 Webster ]