Definition of Zamicrus
: a genus of edentates from the Miocene of Argentina related to Megatherium but no larger than sloths
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Origin and Etymology of zamicrus
New Latin, from za-, intensive prefix (from Greek) + -micrus (from Greek mikros small); from the size of the molars
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